The Tour de France returned to Andorra in 2016,with portions of stages 9 and 10 held within thecoprincipality. Stage 9 saw some of the most mem-

orable moments of the race, with Dutch rider TomDumoulin claiming the stage victory in a driving rain-and hailstorm. Eventual winner Chris Froome (seeBiographies) preserved his overall lead in spite of thechallenging conditions, but two-time champion AlbertoContador was forced to abandon the Tour midwaythrough stage 9. Andorrasent five athletes to the 2016Olympic Games in Rio deJaneiro, where the coprinci-pality hoped to win its firstOlympic medal.

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population(2014): 9.1 (world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000 population(2014): 3.9 (world avg. 8.1).

Natural increase rate per 1,000population (2014): 5.2 (worldavg. 11.4).

Life expectancy at birth (2012):male 80.4 years; female 84.7years.

DemographyPopulation (2016): 72,0003.Density (2016): persons per sq mi400.0, persons per sq km 153.8.

Sex distribution (2015): male 50.96%;female 49.04%.

Population projection: (2020) 73,000;(2030) 74,000.

Major towns (2015): Andorrala Vella 19,884; Escaldes-Engordany 14,367; SantJulià de Lòria 7,729;Encamp 7,630; La Massana5,371.

Andorra

Official name: Principat d’Andorra (Principalityof Andorra).

Form of government: parliamentary coprinci-pality with one legislative house (GeneralCouncil [28]).

Heads of state: President of France FrançoisHollande; Bishop of Urgell, Spain, Joan EnricVives Sicília.

Head of government: Head of GovernmentAntoni Martí Petit.

Capital: Andorra la Vella.Official language: Catalan.Official religion: none1.Monetary unit: euro (>)2; valuation (Sept. 1,2016) 1 U.S.$ = >0.89; 1 £ = >1.19.

Ethnic composition (by nationality; 2015):

Age breakdown (2015):

Religious affiliation (2009):

Area and population area population

2015Parishes Capitals sq mi sq km estimate3

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella 11 27 22,886Canillo Canillo 47 121 4,124Encamp Encamp 29 74 12,212Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany 12 32 14,367La Massana La Massana 23 61 10,359Ordino Ordino 34 89 4,687Sant Julià de Lòria Sant Julià de Lòria 23 60 9,379TOTAL 1804 4684 78,014

Urban-rural (2014):

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National economyBudget (2014). Revenue: >568,600,000 (indirect taxes 48.9%, direct

taxes 8.5%, property income 2.0%). Expenditures:>568,600,000 (current expenditure 51.2%, capital expen-diture 18.8%).

Production. Agriculture, forestry, fishing (2013): tobacco234 metric tons; other traditional crops include hay,potatoes, and grapes; livestock (number of live animals)2,657 sheep, 1,512 cattle, 857 horses; roundwood, n.a.;fisheries production, n.a. Quarrying: small amounts ofmarble are quarried. Manufacturing (2006): local manu-factured goods include cigarettes, furniture, food andbeverages, newspapers and magazines, and worked met-als; many manufactures are imported for resale totourists. Energy production (consumption): electricity

(kW-hr; 2012) 91,000,000 ([2011] 557,000,000), by source, n.a.; coal,none (n.a.); crude petroleum, none (n.a.); petroleum products (metrictons; 2011) none (160,000); natural gas, none (n.a.).

Average household size (2009): 2.4.Population economically active (2007): total 43,234; participation rates

(2008): ages 15–64, male 57.8%; female 55.5%; unemployed, n.a.6, ofwhich youth, n.a.

Gross national income (at current market prices; 2009):U.S.$3,743,000,000 (U.S.$43,770 per capita)7.

Public debt (2009): c. U.S.$898,000,000.Land use as % of total land area (2011): in temporary crops, left fal-low, or in permanent crops 5.3%, in pasture 36.2%, forest area 34.0%.

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel: none. France and

Spain are responsible for Andorra’s exter-nal security; the police force is assisted inalternate years by either French gendar-merie or Barcelona police. Andorra has nodefense budget.

Foreign tradeImports (2013): >1,128,000,000 (food, beverages, andspirits 16.1%, mineral fuels 13.1%, machinery andapparatus 12.5%, clothing and knitwear 9.0%,motor vehicles 7.2%, perfumes, cosmetics, andsoaps 6.6%).Major import sources:

Exports (2013): >74,500,000 (electrical machineryand apparatus 23.8%, motor vehicles 17.0%, woodand paper products 8.7%, pearls, gems, and gem-stones 6.8%, clothing and other textiles 5.6%).Major export destinations:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads: none; however, bothFrench and Spanish railways stop nearthe border. Roads (1999): total length 167

mi, 269 km (paved 74%).Vehicles (2013): passenger cars52,237; trucks and buses 5,064.

Education and healthLiteracy: resident population is virtually 100% literate.Health (2010): physicians 336 (1 per 250 persons); hospital beds (2009) 213 (1 per 400 persons); infantmortality rate per 1,000 live births (2015) 3.7; under-nourished population, n.a.

1Roman Catholicism enjoys special recognition in accordance with Andorran tradition. 2Andorra usesthe euro as its official currency even though it is not a member of the EU. 3Based on registered popu-lation. 4Detail does not add to total given because of rounding. 5Includes taxes and customs duties. 6Therestricted size of the indigenous labour force necessitates immigration to serve the tourist trade, espe-cially seasonal cross-border workers from Portugal and Spain. 7Tourism and the banking system (c. 60%in 2007) are the primary sources of gross national income. 8Subscribers.

Internet resources for further information:• Departament d’Estadística www.estadistica.ad• Cambra de Comerç Indústria i Serveis d’Andorra www.ccis.ad

Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2015 718 8818

Landline 2015 39 480

Internet users 2010 69 810Broadband 2015 318 3798

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2013 2014

value in % of total labour % of labour>’000,000 value force force

Agriculture 12.8 0.5 160 0.5Public utilities 111.8 4.6 161 0.5Manufacturing 1,398 3.9Construction 143.2 5.9 2,734 7.7Transportation and communications 124.6 5.1 1,063 3.0

Restaurants, hotels 178.8 7.3 4,492 12.7Finance, real estate 831.9 33.9 5,976 16.9Public administration 4,420 12.5Education 310.1 12.7 537 1.5Health 1,721 4.9Other 733.95 30.05 12,669 35.9TOTAL 2,447.1 100.0 35,331 100.0

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T he capital city of Andorra, Andorra la Vella, is thehighest capital city in Europe. At 3,323 ft (1,013 m)

above sea level, the city is a popular ski attraction fortourists.

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