Location
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Conditional reduction of currency
EUR
Climate, average max and min t°
temperate, mountain, softned by The Mediterranean sea; avg. temperaturein December - January is from -2°C to + 2°C, in June-July - from +15°C to +22°C
Time difference from Moscow
- 1 hour
Ethnic groups
Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6%
History
It is a diminutive European State which name denotes “waste plot of land”. The principality of Andorra was established in 805.
In 1934 the Russian emigrant declared himself the King of Andorra, Boris the First, but soon he was arrested.
The first government of the State was established in 1982. The first Constitution was adopted in 1993.
The Principality of Andorra is a constitutional monarchy and there are two co-princes, the Catalan Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. Andorra is not the member of the European Union, but the member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. Euro was adopted in 2002. Mostly because of its banking facilities Andorra has become a prosperous international commercial center.
Government type
Parliamentary democracy
Executive branch
The Prime Minister of Andorra (the head of the Government) forms Executive Council (cabinet) of nine ministers
Legislative branch
The general Council (Andorran Parliament) is a unicameral legislative body of 28 members, elected by popular vote for a four-year term
Judicial branch
Supreme Court of Andorra, Constitutional Court, The District Court (tries major offences),
The Magistracy (tries civil, administrative and criminal cases in the first instance)
GDP per capita rank
3,154 USD (2019)
Corruption perceptions index rank
No data
