Andorra - Country information


		Andorra	Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation

Population		Top of page

Inhabitants		Life expectancy
71,822 (July 2007 est.)		total population: 83.52 years male: 80.62 years female: 86.62 years (2007 est.)

Ethnic groups		Religions
Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)		Roman Catholic (predominant)

Languages		Literacy
Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese		definition: NA total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%

Government		Top of page

Government type		Capital
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 Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives		Andorra la Vella

Independance		National day
1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel)		Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Constitution		Legal system
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

Economy		Top of page

GDP (purchasing power parity)		Growth rate
NA		3.5% (2005 est.)

GDP per inhabitant		Unemployment rate
$38,800 (2005)		0% (1996 est.)

Population below poverty line		Inflation rate
NA%		3.2% (2005)

Exports		Imports
$148.7 million f.o.b. (2005)		$1.879 billion (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold		Currency
		euro (EUR)

Military expenditures

Geography		Top of page

Location		Area
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain		468 sq km

Climate		Natural resources
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers		hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead

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