Andorra

• deforestation;
• overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion;
• air pollution;
• wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal

party to:

Hazardous Wastes

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

0-14 years:

15.2% (male 5,456; female 4,951)

15-64 years:

71.9% (male 25,855; female 23,311)

65 years and over:

12.9% (male 4,425; female 4,405) (2002 est.)

at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.11 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

1 male(s)/female

total population:

1.09 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

total population:

83.48 years

female:

86.58 years (2002 est.)

male:

80.58 years

noun:

Andorran(s)

adjective:

Andorran

conventional long form:

Principality of Andorra

conventional short form:

Andorra

local short form:

Andorra

local long form:

Principat d'Andorra

• parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads 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

• Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991;
• approved by referendum 14 March 1993;
• came into force 4 May 1993

• 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), represented by Frederic de SAINT-SERNIN (since NA);
• Spanish Coprince Episcopal Monseigneur Joan Marti ALANIS (since 31 January 1971), represented by Nemesi MARQUES OSTE (since NA)

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 NA 2005)

election results:

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

cabinet:

Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council president

head of government:

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

• 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

• Democratic Party or PD (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND) [leader NA];
• Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA [Marc Forne MOLNE] (used to be Liberal Union or UL);
• National Democratic Initiative or IDN [Vincenc MATEU Zamora];
• New Democracy or ND [Jaume BARTOMEU Cassany];
• Social Democratic Party or PSD (formerly part of National Democratic Group of AND) [leader NA];
• Union of the People of Ordino (Unio Parroquial d'Ordino) or UPO [Simo DURO Coma]

note: there are two other small parties

chief of mission:

Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jelena V. PIA-COMELLA

chancery:

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

FAX:

[1] (212) 750-6630

telephone:

[1] (212) 750-8064

• the US does not have an embassy in Andorra;
• the US Ambassador to Spain is accredited to 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: (3493) 280-2227;
• FAX: (3493) 205-7705

• 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, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem

agriculture:

NA%

industry:

NA%

services:

NA%

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

fossil fuel:

NA%

other:

NA%

nuclear:

NA%

hydro:

NA%

• euro (EUR);
• French franc (FRF);
• Spanish peseta (ESP)

• EUR;
• FRF;
• ESP

• euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999);
• French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997);
• Spanish pesetas per US dollar - 149.40 (1998), 146.41 (1997)

general assessment:

NA

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 (1994 est.)