Andorra

current issues:

deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion

natural hazards:

snowslides, avalanches

international agreements:

NA

0-14 years:

16% (male 5,829; female 5,851)

15-64 years:

73% (male 28,724; female 24,757)

65 years and over:

11% (male 3,718; female 3,887) (July 1996 est.)

at birth:

0.96 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.16 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.96 male(s)/female

all ages:

1.11 male(s)/female

total population:

90.94 years

male:

86.47 years

female:

95.2 years (1996 est.)

noun:

Andorran(s)

adjective:

Andorran

conventional long form:

Principality of Andorra

conventional short form:

Andorra

local long form:

Principat d'Andorra

local short form:

Andorra

• parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads of state a coprincipality;
• the two princes are the president of France and Spanish bishop of Seo de Urgel, who are represented locally by officials called veguers

• based on French and Spanish civil codes;
• no judicial review of legislative acts;
• has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

chiefs of state:

• French Coprince Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995) and Spanish Episcopal Coprince Monseigneur Juan MARTI Alanis (since 31 January 1971);
• each coprince is represented by a veguer (current names NA)

head of government:

Executive Council President Marc FORNE Molne (since 21 December 1994) was elected by the General Council and formally appointed by the coprinces

cabinet:

Executive Council was designated by the executive council president

• elections last held 12 December 1993 (next to be held NA 1997);
• results - percent of vote by party NA;
• seats - (28 total) AND 8, UL 5, ND 5, CNA 2, IDN 2, other 6

• Supreme Court of Andorra at Perpignan (France) for civil cases, two civil judges appointed by the veguers, one appeals judge appointed by the co-princes alternately;
• Ecclesiastical Court of the Bishop of Seo de Urgel (Spain) for civil cases;
• Tribunal of the Courts (Tribunal des Cortes) for criminal cases, presided over by the two civil judges, one appeals judge, the veguers, and two members of the General Council

• National Democratic Group (AND), Oscar RIBAS Reig and Jordi FARRAS;
• Liberal Union (UL), Francesc CERQUEDA;
• New Democracy (ND), Jaume BARTOMEU;
• Andorran National Coalition (CNA), Antoni CERQUEDA;
• National Democratic Initiative (IDN), Vincenc MATEU;
• Liberal Union (UL), Marc FORNE

note: there are two other small parties

chief of mission:

Ambassador Juli MINOVES-TRIQUELL (also Permanent Representative to the UN)

embassy:

2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017

telephone:

(212) 750-8064

• the US does not have an embassy in Andorra;
• US interests in Andorra are represented by the Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain);
• mailing address:
  • Paseo Reina Elisenda,
  • 23,
  • 08034 Barcelona,
  • Spain
  ;
• telephone: (343) 280-2227;

• three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band;
• the coat of arms features a quartered shield;
• similar to the flags of Chad and Romania that do not have a national coat of arms in the center

agriculture:

NA%

industry:

NA%

services:

NA%

• 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes;
• 1 peseta (Pta) = 100 centimos;
• the French and Spanish currencies are used

• French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.0056 (January 1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991);
• Spanish pesetas (Ptas) per US$1 - 123.19 (January 1996), 124.69 (1995), 133.96 (1994), 127.26 (1993), 102.38 (1992), 103.91 (1991)

total:

269 km

paved:

198 km

unpaved:

71 km (1991 est.)

domestic:

modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges

international:

landline circuits to France and Spain