Natural hazards:
avalanches
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil
erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Hazardous Wastes, Biodiversity
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the
Pyrenees
People Andorra
Population:
71,201 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
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.)
Median age:
total: 40.9 years
male: 41.2 years
female: 40.7 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.89% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
8.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)