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all ages: 1.11 male(s)/female

      Infant mortality rate: 2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 90.94 years male: 86.47 years female: 95.2 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.14 children born/woman (1996 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Andorran(s) adjective: Andorran

      Ethnic divisions: Spanish 61%, Andorran 30%, French 6%, other 3%

      Religions: Roman Catholic (predominant)

      Languages: Catalan (official), French, Castilian

      Literacy: NA

      Government—————

      Name of country:

       conventional long form: Principality of Andorra

       conventional short form: Andorra

       local long form: Principat d'Andorra

       local short form: Andorra

      Data code: AN

      Type of government: parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and Spanish bishop of Seo de Urgel, who are represented locally by officials called veguers

      Capital: Andorra la Vella

      Administrative divisions: 7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Les Escaldes, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria

      Independence: 1,278

      National holiday: Mare de Deu de Meritxell, 8 September

      Constitution: Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991; adopted 14 March 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:

       chiefs of state: French Coprince Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995)

       and Spanish Episcopal Coprince Monseigneur Juan MARTI Alanis (since

       31 January 1971); each coprince is represented by a veguer (current

       names NA)

       head of government: Executive Council President Marc FORNE Molne

       (since 21 December 1994) was elected by the General Council and

       formally appointed by the coprinces

       cabinet: Executive Council was designated by the executive council

       president

      Legislative branch: unicameral General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de las Valls: elections last held 12 December 1993 (next to be held NA 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (28 total) AND 8, UL 5, ND 5, CNA 2, IDN 2, other 6

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Andorra at Perpignan (France) for civil cases, two civil judges appointed by the veguers, one appeals judge appointed by the co-princes alternately; Ecclesiastical Court of the Bishop of Seo de Urgel (Spain) for civil cases; Tribunal of the Courts (Tribunal des Cortes) for criminal cases, presided over by the two civil judges, one appeals judge, the veguers, and two members of the General Council

      Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Group (AND),

       Oscar RIBAS Reig and Jordi FARRAS; Liberal Union (UL), Francesc

       CERQUEDA; New Democracy (ND), Jaume BARTOMEU; Andorran National

       Coalition (CNA), Antoni CERQUEDA; National Democratic Initiative

       (IDN), Vincenc MATEU; Liberal Union (UL), Marc FORNE

       note: there are two other small parties

      International organization participation: CE, ECE, IFRCS,

       Interpol, IOC, ITU, UN, UNESCO, WIPO

      Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Juli MINOVES-TRIQUELL (also Permanent

       Representative to the UN)

       embassy: 2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017

       telephone: (212) 750–8064

       FAX: (212) 750–6630

      US diplomatic representation: the US does not have an embassy in

       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: (343) 280–2227;

       FAX: (343) 205–7705; note - Consul General Maurice S. PARKER makes

       periodic visits to Andorra

      Flag: 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 that do not have a national coat of arms in the center

      Economy———

      Economic overview: Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for roughly 80% of GDP. An estimated 13 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 by a scarcity of arable land, and most food has to be imported. The principal livestock activity is sheep raising. Manufacturing 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 billion (1993 est.)

      GDP real growth rate: NA%

      GDP per capita: $16,200 (1993 est.)

      GDP composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

      Labor force: NA

      Unemployment rate: 0%

      Budget:

       revenues: $138 million

       expenditures: $177 million, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (1993)

      Industries: tourism (particularly skiing), sheep, timber, tobacco,

       banking

      Industrial production growth rate: NA%

      Electricity: capacity: 35,000 kW production: 140 million kWh consumption per capita: 2,570 kWh (1992)

      Agriculture: small quantities of tobacco, rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep raising

      Exports: $46.2 million (f.o.b., 1993)

       commodities: electricity, tobacco products, furniture

       partners: France 35%, Spain 59%

      Imports: $920.2 million (1993)

       commodities: consumer goods, food

       partners: France, Spain, US 2.6% (1992)

      External debt: $NA

      Economic aid: none

      Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes; 1 peseta (Pta) = 100 centimos; the French and Spanish currencies are used

      Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.0056 (January 1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991); Spanish pesetas (Ptas) per US$1 - 123.19 (January 1996), 124.69

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