American Samoa, Economy

Overview:
  Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American
  Samoa conducts 80%-90% of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna
  processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned
  tuna the primary export. The tuna canneries and the government are by
  far the two largest employers. Other economic activities include a
  slowly developing tourist industry. Transfers from the US Government
  add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being.
National product:
  GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $128 million (1991)
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $2,600 (1991)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  7% (1990)
Unemployment rate:
  12% (1991)
Budget:
revenues:
  $97 million (includes $43,000,000 in local revenue and $54,000,000 in
  grant revenue);
expenditures:
  $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY91)
Exports:
  $306 million (f.o.b., 1989)
commodities:
  canned tuna 93%
partners:
  US 99.6%
Imports:
  $360.3 million (c.i.f., 1989)
commodities:
  materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery
  and parts 6%
partners:
  US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 7%
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
  42,000 kW
production:
  100 million kWh
consumption per capita:
  2,020 kWh (1990)
Industries:
  tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), meat
  canning, handicrafts
Agriculture:
  bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra,
  pineapples, papayas, dairy farming
Economic aid:
recipient:
  $21,042,650 in operational funds and $1,227,000 in construction funds
  for capital improvement projects from the US Department of Interior
  (1991)
Currency:
  1 United States dollar = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
  US currency is used
Fiscal year:
  1 October - 30 September

American Samoa, Communications

Railroads:
  none
Highways:
total:
  350 km
paved:
  150 km
unpaved:
  200 km
Ports:
  Pago Pago, Ta'u, Ofu, Auasi, Aanu'u (new construction), Faleosao
Airports:
total:
  4
usable:
  4
with permanent-surface runways:
  2
with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m:
  1 (international airport at Tafuna)
with runways 1,200 to 2,439 m:
  0
note:
  small airstrips on Fituita and Ofu
Telecommunications:
  8,399 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; good telex,
  telegraph, and facsimile services; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth
  station, 1 COMSAT earth station

American Samoa, Defense Forces

Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the US


Andorra, Geography

Location:
  Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Map references:
  Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
  450 sq km
land area:
  450 sq km
comparative area:
  slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
  total 125 km, France 60 km, Spain 65 km
Coastline:
  0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
  none; landlocked
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  temperate; snowy, cold winters and cool, dry summers
Terrain:
  rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
Natural resources:
  hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Land use:
arable land:
  2%
permanent crops:
  0%
meadows and pastures:
  56%
forest and woodland:
  22%
other:
  20%
Irrigated land:
  NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
  deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion
natural hazards:
  NA
international agreements:
  NA
Note:
  landlocked

Andorra, People

Population:
  63,930 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
  2.99% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
  13.34 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
  7.12 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
  23.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
  78.37 years
male:
  75.5 years
female:
  81.5 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  1.73 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
  Andorran(s)
adjective:
  Andorran
Ethnic divisions:
  Spanish 61%, Andorran 30%, French 6%, other 3%
Religions:
  Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages:
  Catalan (official), French, Castilian
Literacy:
total population:
  NA%
male:
  NA%
female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA

Andorra, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
  Principality of Andorra
conventional short form:
  Andorra
local long form:
  Principat d'Andorra
local short form:
  Andorra
Digraph:
  AN
Type:
  parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its heads
  of state a co-principality; the two princes are the president of
  France and Spanish bishop of Seo de Urgel, who are represented locally
  by officials called veguers
Capital:
  Andorra la Vella
Administrative divisions:
  7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra, Canillo,
  Encamp, La Massana, Les Escaldes, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria
Independence:
     1278
National holiday:
  Mare de Deu de Meritxell, 8 September
Constitution:
  Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991; adopted 14
  March 1993
Legal system:
  based on French and Spanish civil codes; no judicial review of
  legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
  18 years of age, universal
Executive branch:
chiefs of state:
  French Co-Prince Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981), represented
  by Veguer de Franca Jean Pierre COURTOIS (since NA); Spanish Episcopal
  Co-Prince Mgr. Juan MARTI Alanis (since 31 January 1971), represented
  by Veguer Episcopal Francesc BADIA Bata - two co-princes (President
  Francois MITTERRAND of France, since 21 May 1981, and Bishop of Seo de
  Urgel Juan MARTI Alanis in Spain, since 31 January 1971), two
  designated representatives (France - Veguer de Franca Jean Pierre
  COURTOIS, since NA, and Spain - Veguer Episcopal Francesc BADIA Bata,
  since NA), two permanent delegates (French Prefect Pierre STEINMETZ
  for the department of Pyrenees-Orientales, since NA, and Spanish Vicar
  General Nemesi MARQUES Oste for the Seo de Urgel diocese, since NA)
head of government:
  Executive Council President Oscar RIBAS Reig (since 10 December 1993)
  elected by Parliament
cabinet:
  Executive Council; designated by the executive council president
Legislative branch:
  unicameral
General Council of the Valleys:
  (Consell General de las Valls); elections last held 12 December 1993
  (next to be held NA); yielded no clear winner; results - percent of
  vote by party NA; seats - (28 total) number of seats by party NA
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court of Andorra at Perpignan (France) for civil cases, the
  Ecclesiastical Court of the bishop of Seo de Urgel (Spain) for civil
  cases, Tribunal of the Courts (Tribunal des Cortes) for criminal cases
Political parties and leaders:
  National Democratic Group (AND), Oscar RIBAS Reig and Jordi FARRAS;
  Liberal Union (UL), Francesc CERQUEDA; New Democracy (ND), Jaume
  BARTOMEU; Andorran National Coalition (CNA), Antoni CERQUEDA; National
  Democratic Initiative (IDN), Vincenc MATEU; Liberal Union (UL),
  Francesc CERQUEDA
note:
  there are two other small parties
Member of:
  ECE, INTERPOL, IOC, UN
Diplomatic representation in US:
  Andorra has no mission in the US
US diplomatic representation:
  Andorra is included within the Barcelona (Spain) Consular District,
  and the US Consul General visits Andorra periodically
Flag:
  three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with
  the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of
  arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of Chad and
  Romania that do not have a national coat of arms in the center