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| Country name |
conventional long form: principality of andorra conventional short form: andorra local short form: andorra local long form: principat d'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 | Andorra la Vella |
| Administrative divisions | 7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria |
| Independence | 1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel) |
| National holiday | Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278) |
| Constitution | Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991; approved by referendum 14 March 1993; came into force 4 May 1993 |
| 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 |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: french coprince jacques chirac (since 17 may 1995), represented by philippe massoni (since 26 july 2002); spanish coprince bishop joan enric vives i sicilia (since 12 may 2003), represented by nemesi marques i oste (since na) elections: executive council president elected by the general council and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term; election last held 4 march 2001 (next to be held na 2005) election results: marc forne molne elected executive council president; percent of general council vote - na cabinet: executive council or govern designated by the executive council president head of government: executive council president marc forne molne (since 21 december 1994) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (28 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, 14 from a single national constituency and 14 to represent each of the 7 parishes; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 4 march 2001 (next to be held na march 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - pla 46.1%, psd 30%, pd 23.8%, other 0.1%; seats by party - pla 15, psd 6, pd 5, independents 2 |
| Judicial branch | Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts; Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justice or Consell Superior de la Justicia; Fiscal Ministry or Ministeri Fiscal; Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Party or PD (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND) [Ladislau BARO SOLO]; Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA [Marc FORNE MOLNE] (used to be Liberal Union or UL); Liberal Union or UL [Francesc CERQUEDA]; National Democratic Group or AND [Ladislau BARO SOLO]; National Democratic Initiative or IDN [Vicenc MATEU ZAMORA]; New Democracy or ND [Jaume BARTOMEU CASSANY]; Social Democratic Party or PSD (formerly part of National Democratic Group of AND) [leader NA]; Union of the People of Ordino (Unio Parroquial d'Ordino) or UPO [Simo DURO COMA] note: there are two other small parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | CE, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNESCO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); charge d'affaires jelena v. pia-comella chancery: 2 united nations plaza, 25th floor, new york, ny 10017 FAX: [1] (212) 750-6630 telephone: [1] (212) 750-8064 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US Ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: paseo reina elisenda, 23, 08034 barcelona, spain; telephone: (3493) 280-2227; fax: (3493) 205-7705 |
| Flag description | three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem |
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