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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
Principality of Andorra |
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| Capital |
Andorra la Vella |
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| Area |
468 sq km |
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181 sq mi |
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| Andorra: Flag and Anthem |
 Expand |
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| People |
| Population |
72,413 (2008 estimate) |
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| Population growth |
| Population growth rate |
0.80 percent (2008 estimate) |
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| Projected population in 2025 |
77,973 (2025 estimate) |
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| Projected population in 2050 |
69,129 (2050 estimate) |
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| Population density |
155 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) |
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401 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) |
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| Urban/rural distribution |
| Share urban |
90 percent (2003 estimate) |
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| Share rural |
10 percent (2003 estimate) |
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| Largest cities, with population |
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| Andorra la Vella |
22,035 (2004 estimate) |
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| Ethnic groups |
| Spanish |
61 percent |
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| Andorran (Catalan) |
30 percent |
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| French |
6 percent |
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| Other |
3 percent |
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| Languages |
| Catalan (official), French, Castilian |
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| Religious affiliations |
| Roman Catholic |
89 percent |
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| Nonreligious |
5 percent |
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| Other |
6 percent |
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| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
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| Total |
83.5 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Female |
86.6 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Male |
80.6 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) |
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| Population per physician |
275 people (2006) |
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| Population per hospital bed |
303 people (2003) |
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| Literacy rate |
| Total |
Not available |
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| Female |
Not available |
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| Male |
Not available |
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| Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) |
Not available |
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| Number of years of compulsory schooling |
10 years (2002-2003) |
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| Number of students per teacher, primary school |
12 students per teacher (2002-2003) |
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| Government |
| Form of government |
Parliamentary coprincipality |
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| Voting qualifications |
Universal at age 18 |
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| Constitution |
| Andorra first written constitution was drafted in 1991. It was adopted on 14 March 1993 and took effect 4 May 1993. |
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| Armed forces |
| Total number of military personnel |
Not available |
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| Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) |
Not available |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) |
Not available |
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| GDP per capita (U.S.$) |
Not available |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
Not available |
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| Industry |
Not available |
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| Services |
Not available |
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| Employment |
| Number of workers |
Not available |
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| Workforce share of economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
Not available |
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| Industry |
Not available |
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| Services |
Not available |
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| Unemployment rate |
Not available |
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| National budget (U.S.$) |
| Total revenue |
Not available |
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| Total expenditure |
Not available |
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| Monetary unit |
| European Union (EU) single currency, the euro (€). |
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| Major trade partners for exports |
| Spain, France, and Russia |
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| Major trade partners for imports |
| Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan |
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| Energy, Communications, and Transportation |
| Electricity production |
| Electricity from thermal sources |
Not available |
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| Electricity from hydroelectric sources |
Not available |
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| Electricity from nuclear sources |
Not available |
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| Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources |
Not available |
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| Number of radios per 1,000 people |
227 (1997) |
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| Number of telephones per 1,000 people |
535 (2005) |
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| Number of televisions per 1,000 people |
532 (2000 estimate) |
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| Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people |
401 (2001) |
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| Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people |
58 (1996) |
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| Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people |
Not available |
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| Paved road as a share of total roads |
Not available |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People sections |
| Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education section |
| Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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| Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. |
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