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

noun:

Andorran(s)

adjective:

Andorran

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.09 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

1 male(s)/female

total population:

1.07 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

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

chief of state:

• French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012);
• represented by Christian FREMONT (since September 2008) and Spanish Coprince Archbishop 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 (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT (since 12 May 2011)

cabinet:

Executive Council of seven ministers designated by the Executive Council president; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• Executive Council president elected by the General Council (Andorran Parliament) and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term;
• election last held on 3 April 2011 (next to be held in April 2015)

election results:

• Antoni MARTI PETIT was elected Executive Council president;
• percent of General Council vote - NA;
• note - the leader of the party which wins a majority of seats in the General Council is usually elected president

• unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (a minimum of 28 and maximum of 42 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, 14 from a single national constituency and 14 to represent each of the seven parishes; to serve four-year terms);
• note - each voter cast two separate ballots - one for the national list, one for the parish list

elections:

last held on 3 April 2011 (next to be held in April 2015)

election results:

• percent of vote by party - DA 55%, PS 35%, Andorra for Change 7%, Andorran Green 3%;
• seats by party - DA 20, PS 6, Lauredian Union 2;
• note - numbers of votes and percentages are for the respective national list;
• number of seats include seats won by the parish lists

higher judicial bodies:

• Supreme Council of Justice or Consell Superior de la Justicia (coprinces appoint the members);
• oversees and administers the entire justice system;
• Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra (5 members)

three lower courts:

• Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles;
• Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts;
• Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional (coprinces appoint the members)

note: all judges elected for a 6-year term renewable term

• there are four political parties at the national level: Andorra for Change or ApC [Eusebio NOMEN CALVET];
• Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT], coalition including Liberal Party (PRA) and Reformist Coalition;
• Greens of Andorra [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ];
• Social Democratic Party or PS [Jaume BARTUMEU CASSANY];
• note - there are also several smaller parties at the Parish level (one is Lauredian Union)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Narcis CASAL de Fonsdeviela

chancery:

2 United Nations Plaza, 25th 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:

0.4%

industry:

4.7%

services:

94.9% (2010)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

general assessment:

modern automatic telephone system

domestic:

modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges

international:

country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain

• 1 public TV station and 2 public radio stations;
• about 10 commercial radio stations;
• good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain;
• upgraded to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in 2007;
• roughly 25 international TV channels available (2010)

males age 16-49:

17,977

females age 16-49:

17,069 (2010 est.)

male:

397

female:

347 (2010 est.)