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Andorra,
General Information
Area: 467.76 sq km (180.6 sq miles).
Population: 67,159 (official estimate 2002).
Population Density: 143.6 per sq km.
Capital: Andorra la Vella. Population: 20,724 (2002).
Geography: Andorra is situated in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and east and Spain to the south and west. It is roughly halfway between Barcelona and Toulouse. The landscape consists of gorges and narrow valleys surrounded by mountains. Much of the landscape is forested, but there are several areas of rich pastureland in the valleys. There are four rivers and several mountain lakes. Ski resorts and the spa town of Les Escaldes are Andorra’s main attractions.
Government: Principality under the suzerainty of the President of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. Heads of State: Co-Princes Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia (Bishop of la Seu d’Urgell) since 2003 and Jacques Chirac (President of France) since 1994. Head of Government: Albert Pintat since 2005.
Language: The official language is Catalan. Spanish and French are also spoken.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Time: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity: Sockets: 230 volts AC, 50Hz. Lighting: 125 volts AC.
Communications:
Telephone: Telephone: Full IDD is available. Country code: 376. Outgoing international code: 0.
Fax: These can be sent from the Telephones Exchange Building (STA) and from Internet cafe-bars.
Mobile telephone: GSM 900 network covers practically the whole country. Main operator is Servei de Tele (website: www.sta.ad).
Telegram: These can be sent from the Spanish post office.
Internet: ISPs include Andorra Online (website: www.andorraonline.ad). Internet cafes are readily available.
Post: Internal mail services are free; international mail takes about one week within Europe. A Poste Restante service is available in Andorra la Vella. Post office hours: 0900-1300 and 1500-1700 in Andorra la Vella, otherwise variable.
Press: Andorra has two daily newspapers, the Diari d’Andorra, and El Periodic D’Andorra .
Radio: BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online.
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