The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      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: 2.13% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.87% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      NA

      Natural hazards:

      avalanches

      Environment - current issues:

      deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees

      People

       Andorra

      Population:

      82,627 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 15.5% (male 6,606/female 6,192) 15–64 years: 72.5% (male 31,313/female 28,563) 65 years and over: 12% (male 4,906/female 5,047) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 38.9 years male: 39.2 years female: 38.6 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.899% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      10.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      13.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 82.67 years male: 80.35 years female: 85.14 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      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, Portuguese

      Literacy:

      definition: NA total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2006)

      Education expenditures:

      2.3% of GDP (2006)

      Government

       Andorra

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Principality of Andorra conventional short form: Andorra local long form: Principat d'Andorra local short form: Andorra

      Government type:

      parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives

      Capital:

      name: Andorra la Vella geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

      Administrative divisions:

      7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria

      Independence:

      1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French СКАЧАТЬ