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Andorrans are a minority in their own country; Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make the up 67.7% of the population.

The national language is Catalan, a romance language related to the Provençal groups. It is spoken by more than 6 million people in the region comprising French and Spanish Catalonia. Spanish and French also are spoken.

Andorrans live in seven urbanized valleys that form Andorra's political districts the seven parròquies (parishes):

• Andorra la Vella
• Canillo
• Encamp
• Escaldes-Engordany
• La Massana
• Ordino
• Sant Julià de Lòria

Education law requires school attendance for children up to age 16. A system of French, Spanish and Andorran lay schools provide education up to the secondary level. Schools are built and maintained by Andorran authorities, but teachers are paid for the most part by France or Spain. About 50% of Andorran children attend the French primary schools, and the rest attend Spanish or Andorran schools. In July 1997, the Andorran Government passed a law on universities and shortly afterward, the University of Andorra was established. Neither the geographically complex country nor the number of students makes it possible for the University of Andorra to develop a full academic program, and it serves principally as a center for virtual studies, connected to Spanish and French universities. The only two graduate schools in Andorra are the Nursing School and the School of Computer Science.

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population growth rate 1.5 Birth rate 1.6 Death rate 1.7 Net migration rate 1.8 Sex ratio 1.9 Infant mortality rate 1.10 Life expectancy at birth 1.11 Total fertility rate 1.12 HIV/AIDS 1.13 Nationality 1.14 Ethnic groups 1.15 Religions 1.16 Languages 1.17 Literacy 2 References

71,201 (July 2006 est.)

0-14 years: 14.7% (male 5,456/female 4,994)

15-64 years: 71.4% (male 26,632/female 24,172)

65 years and over: 14% (male 4,918/female 5,029) (2006 est.)

Total: 40.9 years

Male: 41.2 years

Female: 40.7 years (2006 est.)

0.89% (2006 est.)

8.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

At birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Total: 4.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Total population: 83.51 years

Male: 80.61 years

Female: 86.61 years (2006 est.)

1.3 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Adult prevalence rate: NA%

People living with HIV/AIDS: NA%

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA%

Noun: Andorran(s)

Adjective: Andorran

Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)

Roman Catholic (predominant)

Catalan (official), Castilian, French, Portuguese

Definition: NA

Total population: 100%

Male: 100%

Female: 100%

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• This article contains material from the US Department of State's Background Notes which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.