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:

1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

1.07 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

1.18 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

1 male(s)/female

total population:

1.07 male(s)/female (2013 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

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:

Head of Government (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT (since 12 May 2011)

cabinet:

Executive Council of nine ministers designated by the Head of Government; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• Head of Government 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 Head of Government;
• percent of General Council vote - 79%;
• note - the leader of the party which wins a majority of seats in the General Council is usually elected Head of Government

• unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (a minimum of 28 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 casts 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%, VA 3%;
• seats by party - DA 22, PS 6;
• note - numbers of votes and percentages are for the respective national list;
• number of seats include seats won by the parish lists

highest court(s):

• Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de la Justicia d'Andorra (consists of the court president and 8 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers);
• Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 4 magistrates)

judge selection and term of office:

• Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the Coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts;
• judges serve 6-year renewable terms;
• Constitutional magistrates appointed 2 by the Coprinces and 2 by the General Council;
• magistrates' appointments limited to two consecutive 8-year terms

subordinate courts:

Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts

chief of mission:

Ambassador Narcis CASAL de Fonsdeviela (since 2 November 2009)

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, currently Ambassador James COSTOS, 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:

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 (2012)

• 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 (2012)

males age 16-49:

17,977

females age 16-49:

17,069 (2010 est.)

male:

397

female:

347 (2010 est.)