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National name: Principat d'Andorra

Languages: Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese

Ethnicity/race: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)

Religion: Roman Catholic (predominant)

National Holiday: Our Lady of Meritxell Day, September 8

Literacy rate: 100%

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2012): $3.163 billion; per capita $37,200. Real growth rate: -1.6%. Inflation: 1.1%. Unemployment: 4% (2012 est.). Arable land: 5.32%. Agriculture: small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep. Labor force: 36,060 (2012); agriculture 0.4% industry 4.7%, services 94.9%. Industries: tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking. Natural resources: hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead. Exports: $70 million f.o.b. (2011): tobacco products, furniture. Imports: $1.43 billion (2011): consumer goods, food, electricity. Major trading partners: Spain, France

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 39,000 (2012); mobile cellular: 65,000 (2012). Broadcast media: 1 public TV station and 2 public radio stations; about 10 commercial radio stations; good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain; upgraded to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in 2007; roughly 25 international TV channels available (2012).Internet hosts: 28,383 (2012). Internet users: 67,100 (2009).

Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 320 km; Ports and harbors: none. Airports: none.

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