Andorra

party to:

none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

0-14 years:

14% (male 4,819; female 4,474)

15-64 years:

73% (male 25,448; female 22,028)

65 years and over:

13% (male 4,041; female 3,906) (July 1998 est.)

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.15 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

1.03 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

total population:

83.45 years

male:

80.54 years

female:

86.54 years (1998 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

chief of state:

• French Coprince Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995) and Spanish Episcopal Coprince Monseigneur Juan MARTI Alanis (since 31 January 1971);
• note-each coprince is represented by a veguer (French: Jean-Pierre COURTOIS; Spanish: Francesc BADIA Battalla)

head of government:

Executive Council President Marc FORNE Molne (since 21 December 1994)

cabinet:

Executive Council designated by the executive council president

elections:

• executive council president elected by the General Council and formally appointed by the coprinces;
• election last held 16 February 1997 (next to be held NA 2001)

election results:

Marc FORNE Molne elected executive council president; percent of General Council vote-NA

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

• National Democratic Group or AND [Oscar RIBAS Reig];
• Liberal Union or UL [Francesc CERQUEDA];
• New Democracy or ND [Jaume BARTOMEU Cassany];
• Andorran National Coalition or CNA [Antoni CERQUEDA Gispert];
• National Democratic Initiative or IDN [Vincenc MATEU Zamora];
• Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal d'Andorra) or PLA [Marc FORNE];
• Unio Parroquial d'Ordino or UDO

note: there are two other small parties

chief of mission:

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

chancery:

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

telephone:

[1] (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;
• FAX: (343) 205-7705;
• note-Consul General Maurice S. PARKER makes periodic visits to Andorra

• 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%

total value:

$47 million (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

electricity, tobacco products, furniture

partners:

France 49%, Spain 47%

total value:

$1 billion (1995)

commodities:

consumer goods, food

partners:

France, Spain, US 4.2%

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

• French francs (F) per US$1-6.0836 (January 1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993);
• Spanish pesetas (Ptas) per US$1-153.94 (January 1998), 146.41 (1997), 126.66 (1996), 124.69 (1995), 133.96 (1994), 127.26 (1993)

domestic:

modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges

international:

landline circuits to France and Spain

total:

269 km

paved:

198 km

unpaved:

71 km (1991 est.)