Andorra

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

party to:

Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

at birth:

1.066 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.09 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.99 male(s)/female

total population:

1.07 male(s)/female (2010 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 chiefs of state a coprincipality;
• the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain, who are represented in Andorra by the coprinces' representatives

name:

Andorra la Vella

geographic coordinates:

42 30 N, 1 31 E

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

• Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991;
• approved by referendum 14 March 1993;
• effective 28 April 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 Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007);
• represented by Christian FREMONT (since September 2008) and Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003);
• represented by Nemesi MARQUES i Oste (since 30 July 2003)

head of government:

Executive Council President Jaume BARTUMEU Cassany (since 5 June 2009)

cabinet:

Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council president; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• Executive Council president elected by the General Council and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term;
• election last held on 26 April 2009 (next to be held in April-May 2013)

election results:

Jaume BARTUMEU CASSANY elected executive council president; percent of General Council vote - NA

• 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;
• Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional

• Andorra for Change [Juan Eusebio NOMEN CALVET];
• Greens of Andorra [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ];
• Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA [Joan GABRIEL i ESTANY] (formerly Liberal Union or UL);
• New Center [Vicenc MATEU] (formerly Andorran Democratic Center Party);
• Reformist Coalition [Joan GABRIEL i ESTANY] (includes the Liberal Party and New Center);
• Social Democratic Party or PS [Jaume BARTUMEU CASSANY] (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Narcis CASAL Fonsdeviela

chancery:

2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017

telephone:

[1] (212) 750-8064

FAX:

[1] (212) 750-6630

• 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 US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain);
• mailing address:
  • Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada,
  • 23,
  • 08034 Barcelona,
  • Spain
  ;
• telephone: [34] (93) 280-2227;
• FAX: [34] (93) 280-6175

• three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band;
• the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8;
• the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise):
  • Urgell,
  • Foix,
  • Bearn,
  • and Catalonia
  ;
• the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger);
• the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection

note: 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

name:

"El Gran Carlemany" (The Great Charlemagne)

lyrics/music:

Joan BENLLOCH i VIVO/Enric Marfany BONS

note: adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first person narrative

agriculture:

NA%

industry:

NA%

services:

NA%

agriculture:

0.5%

industry:

18.5%

services:

81% (2008)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

• NA kWh;
• note - most electricity supplied by Spain and France;
• Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower

general assessment:

NA

domestic:

modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges

international:

country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain

• 1 public television station and 2 public radio stations;
• a few commercial radio stations operating;
• good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain (2008)

males age 16-49:

18,338

females age 16-49:

17,395 (2010 est.)

male:

396

female:

350 (2010 est.)