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The Government of Andorra maintains a small ceremonial Army, a well-equipped modernized Police Corps, a Fire Brigade, a Mountain Rescue Service, and the GIPA, which is a para-military unit trained in hostage and counter-terrorism roles.
Headquarters of the General Council. The General Council (Catalan: Consell General d'Andorra, IPA: [konˈsɛʎ ʒeneˈɾal danˈdora]) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra.It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys (Catalan: Consell General de les Valls) because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France.
The head of government of the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Cap de Govern del Principat d'Andorra), alternatively known as the prime minister of Andorra, is the chief executive of the government of Andorra. They are appointed by the General Council. The position was created in 1982 after constitutional reforms separated the executive and ...
Articles 43 to 49 lay out the function of Andorra's two co-princes, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. Articles 50 to 71 relate to the structure and function of the General Council of the Valleys, Andorra's legislative body. Articles 72 to 78 relate to the government as a whole. For more information on these, see Politics of Andorra.
The Executive Council of Andorra (Catalan: Consell Executiu d'Andorra) is the chief executive body of the Principality of Andorra. Under the 1993 constitution, the co-princes continue as heads of state, but the head of government retains executive power. The two co-princes serve coequally with limited powers that do not include veto over ...
Andorra is the sixth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 79,034. [15] [16] The Andorran people are a Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans. [17] Andorra is the world's 16th-smallest country by land and 11th-smallest by population. [18]
Government ministers of Andorra (5 C, 12 P) L. Law of Andorra (6 C, 8 P) Law enforcement in Andorra (1 C, 1 P) Local government in Andorra (1 C) M.
The co-princes of Andorra are jointly the heads of state (Catalan: cap d'estat) [1] of the Principality of Andorra, a landlocked microstate lying in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Founded in 1278 by a treaty between the bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix , this unique diarchical arrangement has persisted through the Middle Ages to ...