Andorrans are a minority in their own country. Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make the up the majority of the population. According to Andorran government statistics, ethnic Andorrans comprise 33 percent of a total population of 65,939. About 43 percent of the population is Spanish; 11 percent is Portuguese; 7 percent is French. Other ethnic groups account for the remaining 6 percent. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion with almost 100 percent of the population subscribing to this Christian denomination. The national language in Andorra 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. French and Castilian Spanish also are spoken. The literacy rate is 100 percent.…
