|RConstitution:|N Until 1993 Andorra had no constitution. That year a new democratic constitution was approved. According to this general elections by universal suffrage are held every four years and a 28 member General Council of the Andorra Valleys is elected.
|RDefense:|N Andorra has no defense budget and no armed forces.
|RNature and climate:|N High mountains with valleys. Highest peak Coma Pedrosa 2946 m.a.s.l.
|RPeople:|N The natives speak Spanish and make only a fourth of the population. Many foreigners live here for tax reasons.
|REductaion:|N Compulsory between 6 and 14 years. Andorra has no institutions for higher education.
|REconomy:|N Agriculture, stockfarming, forestry and mining.
Most important crops are corn, potatoes and tobacco.
But tourism is the main source of income. 7 million tourists every year. Stamp issuing gives good incomes.
Manufacturing mostly craftsmanship in furniture and fancy goods.
|RHistory:|N Andorras independence dates from Charlemagne who liberated the area from the Moors 803 AD. His son Ludvig gave Andorra to the bishop of Urgel in Spanish Catalonia.
1278 the sovereignty was divided between the bishop of Urgel and the French count of Foix, who in 1607 transferred his rights to the French head of state. And that is how it is today, and Andorra still pays a symbolic tribute to the two regents every year.
