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Legend: Definition Field Listing Rank Order Introduction Monaco Top of Page Background:
Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center. Geography Monaco Top of Page Location:
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Geographic coordinates:
43 44 N, 7 24 E Map references:
Europe Area:
total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km Area - comparative:
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries:
total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km Coastline:
4.1 km Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm Climate:
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers Terrain:
hilly, rugged, rocky Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m Natural resources:
none Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (2001) Irrigated land:
NA sq km Natural hazards:
NA Environment - current issues:
NA Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Geography - note:
second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban People Monaco Top of Page Population:
32,270 (July 2004 est.) Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.5% (male 2,554; female 2,453)
15-64 years: 62.1% (male 9,860; female 10,165)
65 years and over: 22.4% (male 2,959; female 4,279) (2004 est.) Median age:
total: 45.1 years
male: 43.1 years
female: 47.1 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate:
0.44% (2004 est.) Birth rate:
9.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) Death rate:
12.74 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) Net migration rate:
7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 louis vuitton pas cher (http://www.saclouisvuittonpascher-fr.net/)
est.) Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.) Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.42 years
male: 75.53 years
female: 83.5 years (2004 est.) Total fertility rate:
1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA Nationality:
noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)
adjective: Monegasque or Monacan Ethnic groups:
French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% Religions:
Roman Catholic 90% Languages:
French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA
female: NA Government Monaco Top of Page Country name:
conventional long form: Principality of Monaco
conventional short form: Monaco
local long form: Principaute de Monaco
local short form: Monaco Government type:
constitutional monarchy Capital:
Monaco Administrative divisions:
none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo Independence:
1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi) National holiday:
National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November Constitution:
17 December 1962 Legal system:
based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage:
21 years of age; universal Executive branch:
chief of state: Prince RAINIER III (since 9 May 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre, son of the monarch (born 14 March 1958)
head of government: Minister of State Patrick LECLERCQ (since 5 January 2000)
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of Government is under the authority of the monarch
elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government Legislative branch:
unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held NA February 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3 Judicial branch:
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council) Political parties and leaders:
National and Democratic Union or UND [Jean-Louis CAMPORA]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM [leader NA] Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA International organization participation:
ACCT, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO Diplomatic representation in the US:
Monaco does not have an embassy in the US
consulate(s) general: New York Diplomatic representation from the US:
the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to Monaco Flag description:
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red Economy Monaco Top of Page Economy - overview:
Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino louis vuitton site officiel (http://www.frsaclouisvuittonpascher.com/)
and pleasant climate. In 2001, a major construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas. Monaco does not publish national income figures; the estimates below are extremely rough. GDP:
purchasing power parity - $870 million (2000 est.) GDP - real growth rate:
NA (2000 est.) GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $27,000 (2000 est.) GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NA (2001 est.) Population below poverty line:
NA Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA (2000) Labor force:
30,540 (January 1994) Unemployment rate:
3.1% (1999) Budget:
revenues: $518 million
expenditures: $531 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1995) Agriculture - products:
none Industries:
tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products Industrial production growth rate:
NA Electricity - consumption:
NA kWh Electricity - imports:
NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by France Exports:
$NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France Imports:
$NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France Debt - external:
NA (2000 est.) Economic aid - recipient:
NA Currency:
euro (EUR) Currency code:
EUR Exchange rates:
euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999) Fiscal year:
calendar year Communications Monaco Top of Page Telephones - main lines in use:
33,700 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular:
19,300 (2002) Telephone system:
general assessment: modern automatic telephone system
domestic: NA
international: country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) Television broadcast stations:
5 (1998) Internet country code:
.mc Internet hosts:
533 (2004) Internet users:
16,000 (2002) Transportation Monaco Top of Page Highways:
total: 50 km
paved: 50 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.) Ports and harbors:
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Merchant marine:
none Airports:
none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) Heliports:
1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille) (2003 est.) Military Monaco Top of Page Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of France Transnational Issues Monaco Top of Page Disputes - international:
none
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