Key Demographic Features of
Andorra*
Location: Southwestern
Europe, between France and Spain
Map references: Europe
People
Population: 72,766 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16% (male 5,829; female 5,851)
15-64 years: 73% (male 28,724; female 24,757)
65 years and over: 11% (male 3,718; female 3,887) (July
1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.96% (1996 est.)
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.)
Ethnic divisions:
Religions: Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages: Catalan (official), French, Castilian
Literacy: NA
Government
Country Abbreviation: 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
Independence: 1278
National holiday: Mare de Deu de Meritxell, 8 September
Constitution:
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
Economy
Economic overview:
GDP: purchasing power parity - $1 billion (1993 est.)
GDP real growth rate: NA%
GDP per capita: $16,200 (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate: 0%
Communications
Telephones: 21,258 (1983 est.)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios: 10,000 (1993 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 0
Televisions: 7,000 (1991 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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