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 | ANDORRAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Andorra |
| country code ISO: AD [AND] //; - FIPS: AN |
| location: SW Europe, in the central eastern Pyrenees |
| time zone: +1 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 467,76 sq.km = 181 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 42° N / South: / East: / West: 1° E |
| borders (land): France, Spain |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: moderate alpine |
| Government |
| independent since: 1278-09-08; 1288-12-06 ; 1993-06-03 |
| type of government: principality |
| capital: Andorra la Vella |
| administrative division: parrņquies [comunidad] (7) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1992): 61,599 ; (2000): 65,844 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 66,824; // or: 67,627 ; 2002: 68,000 |
| population density: 141 per sq.km = 365 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 5-7% //; - doubling time: 92 years |
| birth rate: 10-14 per 1000 |
| death rate: 3-4 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 1 child per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 7per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 2 - 6 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 83,5 years (male: 80; female: 87) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 16% //; - 15-59 years: 70% //; - 60+ years : 14% |
| urbanisation: 95% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Spanish Catalan 43%[46]; Andorran 20%[28]; Portuguese 11%; French 7%[8]; others 18% |
| languages: Catalan, French, Spanish |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 86,6%; other 13,4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3348 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 100% |
| people per physician: 450 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 47% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 25% |
| adult literacy: 100% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Euro (until 2002 French & Spanish currency) = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 4% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 18000 per capita |
| GNI USD 19368 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 14000 per capita |
| import: USD 1056 per capita //; - export: USD 49 per capita |
| trade: USD 9000 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: FR ES DE US IT |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 46% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 3,3 - 16 million (depending if figures include longer or shorter stay) |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 2% //; - grass land: 56% //; - wooded area: 22% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 0,4 - 0,6% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: cereals, potatoes, tobacco |
| livestock (real numbers): cattle: 1181 - 6500 / goats: 854 / horses: 900 - 1037 / poultry: ? / sheep: 1568 - 3300 |
| fish catch: ? metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 19-21% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: wearing apparel, motor vehicles and parts, mineral water, furniture, printing |
| mining products: hydropower, marble, iron, lead |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 72-81% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 279 km //; - of which paved: 74% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 650 per 1000 // international license plate: AND |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 447-515 per 1000 // international dialling code: +376 |
| ownership radio receivers: 227 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 400 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 63 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Pic Alt de la Coma Pedrosa 2942 m, Pic de l'Estanyo 2912, Pic dels Pessons 2818 |
| lowest point: unknown |
| lakes (natural): Estany de Juclą, Estany Superior de Tristaina |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Valira (del Nord, d'Orient), Arinsal |
| canals: unknown |
| waterfalls: details unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| duty free tourism is a main source of income |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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