Compare Norfolk Island (2005) - Andorra (2004)

Compare Norfolk Island (2005) z Andorra (2004)

	Norfolk Island (2005)	Andorra (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2005 est.)	0-14 years: 15% (male 5,478; female 4,988) 15-64 years: 71.6% (male 26,268; female 23,766) 65 years and over: 13.4% (male 4,659; female 4,706) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry	small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	none
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 468 sq km land: 468 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.	For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.
Birth rate	NA	9.32 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $20 million expenditures: $20 million, including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00)	revenues: $385 million expenditures: $342 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997)
Capital	Kingston	Andorra la Vella
Climate	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation	temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
Coastline	32 km	0 km (landlocked)
Constitution	Norfolk Island Act of 1979	Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991; approved by referendum 14 March 1993; came into force 4 May 1993
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island	conventional long form: Principality of Andorra conventional short form: Andorra local long form: Principat d'Andorra local short form: Andorra
Currency	-	euro (EUR)
Death rate	NA	5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	NA	NA
Dependency status	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	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: [34] (93) 280-2227; FAX: [34] (93) 280-6175
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jelena V. PIA-COMELLA chancery: 2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 750-8064 FAX: [1] (212) 750-6630
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	NA	none
Economy - overview	Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.	Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for roughly 80% of GDP. An estimated 9 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status and by its summer and winter resorts. Andorra's comparative advantage has recently eroded as the economies of neighboring France and Spain have been opened up, providing broader availability of goods and lower tariffs. The banking sector, with its "tax haven" status, also contributes substantially to the economy. Agricultural production is limited - only 2% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported. The principal livestock activity is sheep raising. Manufacturing output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	-	NA kWh; note - most electricity supplied by Spain and France; Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower
Electricity - production	NA kWh	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m	lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
Environment - current issues	NA	deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Hazardous Wastes signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians	Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000)	euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.12 (2001), 1.09 (2000), 0.94 (1999)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 Ocotber 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%	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) head of government: Executive Council President Marc FORNE Molne (since 21 December 1994) cabinet: Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council president 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 April-May 2005) election results: Marc FORNE Molne elected executive council president; percent of General Council vote - NA%
Exports	$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY99/00)	$58 million f.o.b. (1998)
Exports - commodities	postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados	tobacco products, furniture
Exports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe	Spain 58%, France 34% (2000)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	calendar year
Flag description	three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band	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
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - NA	purchasing power parity - $19,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA	3.8% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates	29 02 S, 167 57 E	42 30 N, 1 30 E
Geography - note	most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated	landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees
Highways	total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001)	total: 269 km paved: 198 km unpaved: 71 km (1994)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)	$1.077 billion (1998)
Imports - commodities	NA	consumer goods, food, electricity
Imports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe	Spain 48%, France 35%, US 2.3% (2000)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	NA
Industries	tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete	tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 4.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA	4.3% (2000)
International organization participation	UPU	CE, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNESCO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO (observer)
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions	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
Labor force	1,345	33,000 (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10%	agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 120.3 km border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: 2.22% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.78% (2001)
Languages	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian	Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Legal system	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law	based on French and Spanish civil codes; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)	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-April 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, other 2
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 83.5 years male: 80.59 years female: 86.59 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: NA total population: 100% male: NA female: NA
Location	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia	Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Map references	Oceania	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	none (landlocked)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia	defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
Military branches	-	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
National holiday	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)	Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)
Nationality	noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)	noun: Andorran(s) adjective: Andorran
Natural hazards	typhoons (especially May to July)	avalanches
Natural resources	fish	hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Net migration rate	NA	6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none	Andorran Democratic Center Party or CDA (formerly Democratic Party or PD) [leader NA]; Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA (formerly Liberal Union or UL) [Albert PINTAT]; Social Democratic Party or PS (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND) [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	1,828 (July 2005 est.)	69,865 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	-0.01% (2005 est.)	1% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade	none
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)	AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)	Roman Catholic (predominant)
Sex ratio	NA	at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station	general assessment: NA domestic: modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges international: country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain
Telephones - main lines in use	2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)	35,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)	23,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)	0 (1997)
Terrain	volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains	rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
Total fertility rate	NA	1.28 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	0%	0% (1996 est.)

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