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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Andorra
    n 1: a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and
         France [syn: Andorra, Principality of Andorra]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Andorra

   Introduction Andorra
   --------------------
                            Background: Long isolated and impoverished,
                                        mountainous Andorra has achieved
                                        considerable prosperity since World
                                        War II through its tourist industry.
                                        Many immigrants (legal and illegal)
                                        are attracted to the thriving
                                        economy with its lack of income
                                        taxes.
  
   Geography Andorra
   -----------------
                              Location: Southwestern Europe, between France
                                        and Spain
                Geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 30 E
                        Map references: Europe
                                  Area: total: 468 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 468 sq km
                    Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: total: 120.3 km
                                        border countries: France 56.6 km,
                                        Spain 63.7 km
                             Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
                       Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
                               Climate: temperate; snowy, cold winters and
                                        warm, dry summers
                               Terrain: rugged mountains dissected by narrow
                                        valleys
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
                                        highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
                     Natural resources: hydropower, mineral water, timber,
                                        iron ore, lead
                              Land use: arable land: 2.22%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 97.78% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: avalanches
          Environment - current issues: deforestation; overgrazing of
                                        mountain meadows contributes to soil
                                        erosion; air pollution; wastewater
                                        treatment and solid waste disposal
            Environment - international party to: Hazardous Wastes
                            agreements: signed, but not ratified: none of
                                        the selected agreements
                      Geography - note: landlocked; straddles a number of
                                        important crossroads in the Pyrenees
  
   People Andorra
   --------------
                            Population: 68,403 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 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.)
                Population growth rate: 1.11% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 9.97 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 5.57 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 6.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: 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.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 83.48 years
                                        female: 86.58 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 80.58 years
                  Total fertility rate: 1.26 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Andorran(s)
                                        adjective: Andorran
                         Ethnic groups: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%,
                                        Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6%
                                        (1998)
                             Religions: Roman Catholic (predominant)
                             Languages: Catalan (official), French,
                                        Castilian
                              Literacy: definition: NA
                                        total population: 100%
                                        male: NA%
                                        female: NA%
  
   Government Andorra
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Principality
                                        of Andorra
                                        conventional short form: Andorra
                                        local short form: Andorra
                                        local long form: Principat d'Andorra
                       Government type: 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
                               Capital: Andorra la Vella
              Administrative divisions: 7 parishes (parroquies, singular -
                                        parroquia); Andorra la Vella,
                                        Canillo, Encamp, La Massana,
                                        Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant
                                        Julia de Loria
                          Independence: 1278 (was formed under the joint
                                        suzerainty of France and Spain)
                      National holiday: Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8
                                        September (1278)
                          Constitution: Andorra's first written constitution
                                        was drafted in 1991; approved by
                                        referendum 14 March 1993; came into
                                        force 4 May 1993
                          Legal system: based on French and Spanish civil
                                        codes; no judicial review of
                                        legislative acts; has not accepted
                                        compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: 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)
                    Legislative branch: unicameral General Council of the
                                        Valleys or Consell General de las
                                        Valls (28 seats; members are elected
                                        by direct popular vote, 14 from a
                                        single national constituency and 14
                                        to represent each of the 7 parishes;
                                        members serve four-year terms)
                                        elections: last held 4 March 2001
                                        (next to be held NA March 2005)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - PLA 46.1%, PSD 30%, PD
                                        23.8%, other 0.1%; seats by party -
                                        PLA 15, PSD 6, PD 5, independents 2
                       Judicial branch: 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
         Political parties and leaders: 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
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization CCC, CE, ECE, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS,
                         participation: Interpol, IOC, ITU, OSCE, UN,
                                        UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO
                                        (observer)
   Diplomatic representation in the US: 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
     Diplomatic representation from the the US does not have an embassy in
                                    US: 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
                      Flag description: 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
  
   Economy Andorra
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's
                                        tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts
                                        for roughly 80% of GDP. An estimated
                                        9 million tourists visit annually,
                                        attracted by Andorra's duty-free
                                        status and by its summer and winter
                                        resorts. Andorra's comparative
                                        advantage has recently eroded as the
                                        economies of neighboring France and
                                        Spain have been opened up, providing
                                        broader availability of goods and
                                        lower tariffs. The banking sector,
                                        with its "tax haven" status, also
                                        contributes substantially to the
                                        economy. Agricultural production is
                                        limited - only 2% of the land is
                                        arable - and most food has to be
                                        imported. The principal livestock
                                        activity is sheep raising.
                                        Manufacturing output consists mainly
                                        of cigarettes, cigars, and
                                        furniture. Andorra is a member of
                                        the EU Customs Union and is treated
                                        as an EU member for trade in
                                        manufactured goods (no tariffs) and
                                        as a non-EU member for agricultural
                                        products.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.3
                                        billion (2000 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 3.8% (2000 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $19,000
                                        (2000 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.3% (2000)
                           Labor force: 33,000 (2001 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 1%, industry 21%,
                                        services 78% (2000 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 0%
                                Budget: revenues: $385 million
                                        expenditures: $342 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (1997)
                            Industries: tourism (particularly skiing),
                                        cattle raising, timber, tobacco,
                                        banking
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: NA%
                                        other: NA%
                                        nuclear: NA%
                                        hydro: NA%
             Electricity - consumption: NA kWh
                 Electricity - exports: NA kWh
                 Electricity - imports: NA kWh
                                        note: most electricity supplied by
                                        Spain and France; Andorra generates
                                        a small amount of hydropower
                Agriculture - products: small quantities of tobacco, rye,
                                        wheat, barley, oats, vegetables;
                                        sheep
                               Exports: $58 million (f.o.b., 1998)
                 Exports - commodities: tobacco products, furniture
                    Exports - partners: France 34%, Spain 58% (1998)
                               Imports: $1.077 billion (c.i.f., 1998)
                 Imports - commodities: consumer goods, food, electricity
                    Imports - partners: Spain 48%, France 35%, US 2.3%
                                        (1998)
                       Debt - external: $NA
              Economic aid - recipient: none
                              Currency: euro (EUR); French franc (FRF);
                                        Spanish peseta (ESP)
                         Currency code: EUR; FRF; ESP
                        Exchange rates: 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)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Andorra
   ----------------------
         Telephones - main lines in use: 32,946 (December 1998)
           Telephones - mobile cellular: 14,117 (December 1998)
                       Telephone system: general assessment: NA
                                         domestic: modern system with
                                         microwave radio relay connections
                                         between exchanges
                                         international: landline circuits to
                                         France and Spain
               Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                 Radios: 16,000 (1997)
          Television broadcast stations: 0 (1997)
                            Televisions: 27,000 (1997)
                  Internet country code: .ad
      Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                         Internet users: 24,500 (2001)
  
   Transportation Andorra
   ----------------------
                                        Railways: 0 km
                                        Highways: total: 269 km
                                                  paved: 198 km
                                                  unpaved: 71 km (1994 est.)
                                       Waterways: none
                               Ports and harbors: none
                                        Airports: none (2001)
  
   Military Andorra
   ----------------
                       Military branches: no regular military forces, but
                                          there is a police force
                         Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
                                          France and Spain
  
   Transnational Issues Andorra
   ----------------------------
                Disputes - international: border is undemarcated in sections
  
                                       



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