Principality of Monaco
Principauté de Monaco
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Capital |
Monaco-ville (city-state) 43°44′N 7°25′E / 43.733°N 7.417°E |
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Largest Quartier | Monte Carlo | ||||
Official languages | French | ||||
Common languages | |||||
Ethnic groups | |||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Demonym |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||
• Prince
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Albert II | ||||
Serge Telle | |||||
Legislature | National Council | ||||
Independence | |||||
• House of Grimaldi (under the sovereignty of the Republic of Genoa)
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1297 | ||||
• from the French Empire
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17 May 1814 | ||||
• from occupation of the Sixth Coalition
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17 June 1814 | ||||
1861 | |||||
1911 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) (248th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2014 estimate
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37,800 (217th) | ||||
• 2008 census
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35,352 | ||||
• Density
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18,713/km2 (48,466.4/sq mi) (1st) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$3.000 billion (156th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$78,700 (9th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$5.424 billion (148th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$153,177 (1st) | ||||
HDI (2015 estimate) |
1.000 very high |
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Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) | ||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +377 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | MC | ||||
Internet TLD | .mc | ||||
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Monaco (i/ˈmɒnəkoʊ/; French pronunciation: [mɔnako]), officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco), is a sovereign city-state and microstate, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco has an area of 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) and a population of about 37,800; it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1,700 and 349 m (1,859 and 382 yd). The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires Ward, which is 161 metres (528 feet) above sea level. Monaco's most populous Quartier is Monte Carlo and the most populous Ward is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. Through land reclamation, Monaco's land mass has expanded by twenty percent. Monaco is known as a playground for the rich and famous, due to its tax laws. In 2014, it was noted about 30% of the population was made up of millionaires, more than in Zürich or Geneva.