| GEOGRAPHY |
| Country name: |
conventional long
form: Principality of Andorra
conventional short form: Andorra
local long form: Principat d'Andorra
local short form: Andorra |
| Capital: |
Andorra la Vella |
| Location: |
Southwestern Europe,
between France and Spain |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
42 30 N, 1 30
E |
| Area: |
total: 468
sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
Comparative: |
2.5 times the
size of Washington, DC |
| Land
Boundaries: |
total: 120.3
km
border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km |
| Coastline: |
116 km |
| Maritime
Claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
temperate; snowy,
cold winters and warm, dry summers |
| Terrain: |
rugged mountains
dissected by narrow valleys |
| Elavation
Extremes: |
lowest point: Riu
Runer 840 m
highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m |
| Natural
Resources: |
hydropower, mineral
water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| GOVERNEMENT |
| Governement
Type: |
parliamentary
democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a
coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop
of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives |
| Administratives
Divisions: |
7 parishes (parroquies,
singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana,
Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria |
| Independence |
1278 (was formed
under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish
bishop of Urgel) |
| National
Holiday: |
Our Lady of Meritxell
Day, 8 September (1278) |
| Constitution: |
Andorra's first
written constitution was drafted in 1991; approved by referendum 14
March 1993; came into force 4 May 1993 |
| Legal
System; |
based on French
and Spanish civil codes; no judicial review of legislative acts; has
not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age;
universal |
| Executive
Branch: |
chief of state: French
Coprince Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by Philippe
MASSONI (since 26 July 2002); Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES
i SICILIA (since 12 May 2003), represented by Nemesi MARQUES i OSTE
(since NA)
head of government: Executive Council President Marc FORNE
Molne (since 21 December 1994)
cabinet: Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council
president
elections: Executive Council president elected by the General Council
and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term; election last held
4 March 2001 (next to be held April-May 2005)
election results: Marc FORNE Molne elected executive council president;
percent of General Council vote - NA% |
| Legislative
Branch: |
unicameral General
Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (28 seats; members
are elected by direct popular vote, 14 from a single national constituency
and 14 to represent each of the 7 parishes; members serve four-year
terms)
elections: last held 4 March 2001 (next to be held NA March-April
2005)
election results: percent of vote by party - PLA 46.1%, PSD 30%, PD
23.8%, other 0.1%; seats by party - PLA 15, PSD 6, PD 5, other 2 |
| Judicial
Branch: |
Tribunal of Judges
or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts;
Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de Justicia
d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justice or Consell Superior de la Justicia;
Fiscal Ministry or Ministeri Fiscal; Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal
Constitucional |
| Political
parties and Leaders: |
Andorran Democratic
Center Party or CDA (formerly Democratic Party or PD) [leader NA];
Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA (formerly Liberal Union or UL) [Albert
PINTAT]; Social Democratic Party or PS (formerly part of National Democratic
Group or AND) [leader NA] |
| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
69,865 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15%
(male 5,478; female 4,988)
15-64 years: 71.6% (male 26,268; female 23,766)
65 years and over: 13.4% (male 4,659; female 4,706) (2004
est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 39.7
years
male: 40 years
female: 39.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran |
| Ethnic groups: |
Spanish 43%, Andorran
33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998) |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic
(predominant) |
| Languages: |
Catalan (official),
French, Castilian, Portuguese |
| COMUNICATIONS |
| Telephones - main
lines in use: |
35,000 (2001) |
| Telephones - mobile
cellular: |
23,500 (2001) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: NA
domestic: modern system with microwave radio relay connections
between exchanges
international: country code - 376; landline circuits to France and
Spain |
| Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM 0, FM 15, shortwave
0 (1998) |
| Television broadcast
stations: |
0 (1997) |
| Internet country
code: |
.ad |
| Internet hosts: |
4,144 (2004) |
| Internet users: |
24,500 (2001) |
| TRANSPORT |
| Railways: |
0 |
| Highways: |
total: 269
km
paved: 198 km
unpaved: 71 km (1994) |
| Waterways: |
0 |
| Pipelines: |
0 |
| Ports and harbors: |
none |
| Merchant marine: |
none |
| Airports: |
none |
| Airports - with
paved runways: |
none |
| Airports - with
unpaved runways: |
none |
| Heliports: |
none |
