Microstates of EuropeMicrostates of Europe“Micro” = tiny“Micro” = tiny

All six microstates depend on tourism and issuance of stamps and coins that are

limited in number and beautiful in design to sustain their economies. WHY???

Andorra Malta Liechtenstein

Monaco San Marino Vatican City

Monaco

Location: southeast coast of France Size: .75 square mile Population: 29,965 Interesting Facts: tourism; world famous casinos

and beaches; Grand Prix car races; Monte Carlo; Prince Rainier is monarch/Grimaldi lineage; France reclaims if Grimaldis die out. Playground of rich & famous.. “upscale urban jungle”

Malta

Location: south of Sicily in Mediterranean Sea Size: 122 square miles Population: 359,231 Interesting Facts: strategic location between

North Africa and Sicily has it “caught in the middle” of many historical battles; overpopulation is a problem; 3 small islands; member of United Nations

Liechtenstein

Location: Switzerland/ Austria border Size: 62 square miles Population: 28,642 Interesting Facts: Huge wooden cross marks

Naakopf Peak where one can sit/stand in 3 countries at once: Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; ski resort; mfg.of material for false teeth & dental appliances (20 million false teeth made in a year)

Andorra

Location: Pyrenees Mountains Size: 181 square miles Population: 54,428 Interesting Facts: no railway system or air

transportation; only ROADS link Andorra to Spain and France; 85% people are smugglers/tax-free bazaars & wall-to-wall malls

San Marino

Location: Italy in the Apennines Mountains Size: 24 square miles Population: 23,404 Interesting Facts: founded early in the 4th

century by persecuted Christians; oldest republic of Europe…Mainstay of tourism trade is sell of miniature liquor bottles

Vatican City

Location: Rome, Italy Size: .169 square mile Population: 802 Interesting Facts: headquarters of Roman

Catholic Church/surrounded by Rome; the Pope has absolute political authority-theocracy; smallest of the six/Sistine Chapel/museums

Activity

On the back of your notes sheet, draw a “logo” to advertise each of Europe’s six microstates. Do not use more than 3 words per drawing. Use

colored pencils and

fill up as much

space as possible.