Red cow (breed unspecified); national colors: blue, yellow, red.
Title | "El Gran Carlemany" (The Great Charlemagne) |
---|---|
Lyric/music | Joan BENLLOCH i VIVO/Enric MARFANY BONS |
Date of Independence | 1278 (formed under the joint sovereignty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell) |
---|---|
National holiday | Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278) |
Legal system | mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon (religious) law |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
Constitution | |
History | Drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 |
Amendments | Proposed by the coprinces jointly or by the General Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the General Council, ratification in a referendum, and sanctioning by the coprinces |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | the mother must be an Andorran citizen or the father must have been born in Andorra and both parents maintain permanent residence in Andorra |
Dual citizenship recognized | no |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 25 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | Co-prince Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Patrick STROZDA (since 14 May 2017); and Co-prince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Eduard Ibanez PULIDO (since 27 November 2023) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Xavier Espot ZAMORA (since 16 May 2019) |
Cabinet | Executive Council composed of head of government and 11 ministers designated by the head of government |
Elections/appointments | head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the co-princes for a 4-year term; election last held on 2 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2027); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government |
Election results | 2023: Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) reelected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 57.1% 2019: Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 60.7 |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (28 seats; 14 members directly elected in two-seat constituencies (7 parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - voters cast two separate ballots - one for national election and one for their parish |
Elections | Last held on 2 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2027) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party/coalition - DA, CC, L'A & ACCIO alliance 43.6%, C 21.4%, AE 16%, PS & SDP alliance 21.1%; seats by party/coalition - DA, CC, L'A & ACCIO alliance 17, C 5, AE 3, PS & SDP alliance 3; composition - men 14, women 14, percentage women 50% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de la Justicia d'Andorra (consists of the court president and 8 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 4 magistrates) |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts; judges serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional magistrates - 2 appointed by the coprinces and 2 by the General Council; magistrates' appointments limited to 2 consecutive 8-year terms |
Subordinate courts | Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Joan FORNER ROVIRA (since 20 August 2024); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN |
Chancery | 2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017 |
Telephone | [1] (212) 750-8064 |
FAX | [1] (212) 750-6630 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://www.exteriors.ad/en/embassies-of-andorra/andorra-usa-embassy |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | 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 US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Espana; telephone: [34] (93) 280-22-27; FAX: [34] (93) 280-61-75; email address: [email protected] |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 1 (cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley |
Want to know more about Andorra? Check all different factbooks for Andorra below.