:Monaco Geography

Total area:
    1.9 km2
Land area:
    1.9 km2
Comparative area:
    about three times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
    4.4 km; France 4.4 km
Coastline:
    4.1 km
Maritime claims:
  Territorial sea:
    12 nm
Disputes:
    none
Climate:
    Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Terrain:
    hilly, rugged, rocky
Natural resources:
    none
Land use:
    arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
    woodland 0%; other 100%
Environment:
    almost entirely urban
Note:
    second-smallest independent state in world (after Vatican City)

:Monaco People

Population:
    29,965 (July 1992), growth rate 0.9% (1992)
Birth rate:
    7 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
    7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
    9 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
    8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
    72 years male, 80 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
    1.1 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
    noun - Monacan(s) or Monegasque(s); adjective - Monacan or Monegasque
Ethnic divisions:
    French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%
Religions:
    Roman Catholic 95%
Languages:
    French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
Literacy:
    NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
Labor force:
    NA
Organized labor:
    4,000 members in 35 unions

:Monaco Government

Long-form name:
    Principality of Monaco
Type:
    constitutional monarchy
Capital:
    Monaco
Administrative divisions:
    4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine,
    Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Independence:
    1419, rule by the House of Grimaldi
Constitution:
    17 December 1962
Legal system:
    based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday:
    National Day, 19 November
Executive branch:
    prince, minister of state, Council of Government (cabinet)
Legislative branch:
    National Council (Conseil National)
Judicial branch:
    Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
Leaders:
  Chief of State:
    Prince RAINIER III (since November 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT
    Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958)
  Head of Government:
    Minister of State Jean AUSSEIL (since 16 September 1985)
Political parties and leaders:
    National and Democratic Union (UND), Democratic Union Movement (MUD), Monaco
    Action, Monegasque Socialist Party (PSM)
Suffrage:
    universal adult at age 25
Elections:
  National Council:
    last held on 24 January 1988 (next to be held 24 January 1993); results -
    percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) UND 18
Member of:
    ACCT, CSCE, IAEA, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
    IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
Diplomatic representation:
    Monaco maintains honorary consulates general in Boston, Chicago, Los
    Angeles, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, and honorary consulates
    in Dallas, Honolulu, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington
  US:
    no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille, France, is
    accredited to Monaco; Consul General R. Susan WOOD; Consulate General at 12
    Boulevard Paul Peytral, 13286 Marseille Cedex (mailing address APO AE
    09777); telephone [33] (91) 549-200
Flag:
    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

:Monaco Economy

Overview:
    Monaco, situated on the French Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort,
    attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. 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.
    About 50% of Monaco's annual revenue comes from value-added taxes on hotels,
    banks, and the industrial sector; about 25% of revenue comes from tourism.
    Living standards are high, that is, roughly comparable to those in
    prosperous French metropolitan suburbs.
GDP:
    exchange rate conversion - $475 million, per capita $16,000; real growth
    rate NA% (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
    NA%
Unemployment rate:
    full employment (1989)
Budget:
    revenues $424 million; expenditures $376 million, including capital
    expenditures of $NA (1991)
Exports:
    $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates
    Monacan trade duties; also participates in EC market system through customs
    union with France
Imports:
    $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates
    Monacan trade duties; also participates in EC market system through customs
    union with France
External debt:
    $NA
Industrial production:
    growth rate NA%
Electricity:
    10,000 kW standby capacity (1991); power supplied by France Indus
Agriculture:
    NA
Economic aid:
    NA
Currency:
    French franc (plural - francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
    French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.3801 (January 1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453
    (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987)
Fiscal year:
    calendar year

:Monaco Communications

Railroads:
    1.6 km 1.435-meter gauge
Highways:
    none; city streets
Ports:
    Monaco
Merchant marine:
    1 petroleum tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,268 GRT/4,959 DWT
Civil air:
    no major transport aircraft
Airports:
    1 usable airfield with permanent-surface runways
Telecommunications:
    served by cable into the French communications system; automatic telephone
    system; 38,200 telephones; broadcast stations - 3 AM, 4 FM, 5 TV; no
    communication satellite earth stations

:Monaco Defense Forces

Note:
    defense is the responsibility of France