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Capital Andorra : |
Andorra la Vella .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Andorra :
| France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km .
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| Climate Andorra :
| temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers .
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| Life expectancy Andorra :
| 83.5 years .
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| Fertility rate Andorra :
| 1.28 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Andorra :
| 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 .
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| Population Andorra :
| 69,865 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Andorra :
| 468 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Andorra :
| 35,000 (2001) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Andorra :
| 23,500 (2001) .
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| International Country Code Andorra :
| 376.
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| Current account balance Andorra :
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| HIV Andorra :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Andorra :
| NA |
| Literacy Andorra :
| 100% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Andorra :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Andorra :
| NA |
| Inflation Andorra :
| 4.3% (2000) |
| Unemployment Rate Andorra :
| 0% (1996 est.) |
| Internet Users Andorra :
| 24,500 (2001) |
| Location Andorra :
| Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain |
| Geographic Coordinates Andorra :
| 42 30 N, 1 30 E |
| Religion Andorra :
| Roman Catholic (predominant) |
| Administrative region Andorra :
| 7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria |
| Terrain Andorra :
| rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
| Elevation extremes lowest Andorra :
| Riu Runer 840 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Andorra :
| Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m |
| Natural resources Andorra :
| hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| Land use arable land Andorra :
| 2,22% |
| Land use permanentcrops Andorra :
| 0% |
| Irrigated land Andorra :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Andorra :
| avalanches |
| Environment current issues Andorra :
| deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal |
| Geography note Andorra :
| landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |