1982 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1982 (Wikisource)
Geography
Area
466 km2
Land boundaries
105 km
People and Society
Ethnic divisions
Catalan stock; 61% Spanish, 30% Andorrans, 6% French, 3% other
Labor force
unorganized; largely shepherds and farmers
Language
Catalan; many also speak some French and Castilian
Nationality
noun—Andorran(s); adjective—Andorran
Population
36,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 4.1%
Religion
virtually all Roman Catholic
Government
Branches
legislature (General Council) consisting of 28 members with one-half elected every two years for four-year term; executive—syndic (manager) and a deputy subsyndic chosen by General Council for three-year terms; judiciary chosen by coprinces who appoint two civil judges, a judge of appeals, and two Batles (court prosecutors); final appeal to the Supreme Court of Andorra at Perpignan, France, or to the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain Suffrage: males of 21 or over who are third generation Andorrans vote for General Council members; same right granted to women in April 1970 Elections: half of General Council chosen every two years, last election December 1979 Political parties and leaders: political parties not yet legally recognized; traditionally no political parties but only partisans for particular independent candidates for the General Council, on the basis of competence, personality, and orientation toward Spain or France; various small pressure groups developed in 1972; first formal political party—Andorran Democratic Association—formed in November 1976; as of March 1980, newly formed Partit Democrata Andorra, which had applied for legal status, must await final approval of a new law covering associations
Capital
Andorra
Communists
negligible
Legal system
based on French and Spanish civil codes; Plan of Reform adopted 1866 serves as constitution; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Member of
UNESCO
Official name
Principality of Andorra
Political subdivisions
7 districts
Type
unique coprincipality under formal sovereignty of President of France and Spanish Bishop of Seo de Urgel, who are represented locally by officials called verguers
Economy
Agriculture
sheep raising; small quantities of tobacco, rye, wheat, barley, oats, and some vegetables (less than 4% of land is arable)
Electric power
25,000 kW capacity (1981); 100 million kWh produced (1981), 3,450 kWh per capita; power is mainly exported to Spain and France
Major industries
tourism, sheep, timber, tobacco, and smuggling
Major trade partners
Spain, France
Communications
Airfields
none
Civil air
no major transport aircraft
Highways
about 96 km
Railroads
none
Telecommunications
international landline circuits to Spain and France; 2 AM stations, 1 FM station, and 1 TV station; about 11,720 telephones (39.0 per 100 popl.)