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Geography |
Location: Southwestern Europe, between France and
Spain
Geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 30 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of
Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 120.3 km
border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm,
dry summers
Terrain: rugged mountains dissected by narrow
valleys
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
Natural resources: hydropower, mineral water,
timber, iron ore, lead
Land use:
arable land: 4%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 45%
forests and woodland: 35%
other: 16% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: snowslides, avalanches
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows
contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; waste water
treatment and solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Hazardous Wastes
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected
agreements
Geography - note: landlocked
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Transportation |
Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: 269 km
paved: 198 km
unpaved: 71 km (1994 est.)
Ports and harbors: none
Airports: none
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Background:
Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra has achieved
considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist
industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to
the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.
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People |
Population: 66,824 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15% (male 5,382; female 4,883)
15-64 years: 72% (male 25,463; female 22,837)
65 years and over: 13% (male 4,160; female 4,099)
(2000 est.)
Population
growth rate: 1.22% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.58 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.27 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live
births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 83.46 years
male: 80.56 years
female: 86.56 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.25 children born/woman
(2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran
Ethnic groups: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%,
Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)
Religions: Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages: Catalan (official), French, Castilian
Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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Communications |
Telephones - main lines in use: 31,980 (1997)
Telephones
- mobile cellular: 8,618 (1997)
Telephone system:
domestic: modern system with microwave radio
relay connections between exchanges
international: landline circuits to France and
Spain
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 15, shortwave
0 (1998)
Radios: 16,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 0 (1997)
Televisions: 27,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
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