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Title :Monaco
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Monaco
Geography
Location:
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of
France, near the border with Italy
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
1.9 sq km
land area:
1.9 sq km
comparative area:
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total 4.4 km, France 4.4 km
Coastline:
4.1 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:
12 nm
International 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%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling;
signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
Note:
second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See); almost entirely
urban
People
Population:
31,515 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
17% (female 2,691; male 2,740)
15-64 years:
63% (female 10,233; male 9,645)
65 years and over:
20% (female 3,939; male 2,267) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.7% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
10.66 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
12.12 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77.9 years
male:
74.18 years
female:
81.8 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)
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%
Labor force:
NA
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Principality of Monaco
conventional short form:
Monaco
local long form:
Principaute de Monaco
local short form:
Monaco
Digraph:
MN
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)
National holiday:
National Day, 19 November
Constitution:
17 December 1962
Legal system:
based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
25 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Prince RAINIER III (since NA November 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT
Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958)
head of government:
Minister of State Paul DIJOUD (since NA)
cabinet:
Council of Government; under the authority of the Prince
Legislative branch:
unicameral
National Council (Conseil National):
elections last held 24 and 31 January 1993 (next to be held NA); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) Campora List 15, Medecin
List 2, independent 1
Judicial branch:
Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
Political parties and leaders:
National and Democratic Union (UND); Campora List, Anne-Marie CAMPORA;
Medecin List, Jean-Louis MEDECIN
Member of:
ACCT, ECE, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
ITU, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
Diplomatic representation in US:
honorary consulate(s) general:
Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan
(Puerto Rico)
honorary consulate(s):
Dallas, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC
US diplomatic representation:
no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille, France, is
accredited to Monaco
Government
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
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.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power parity - $558 million (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$18,000 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Unemployment rate:
NEGL%
Budget:
revenues:
$424 million
expenditures:
$376 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
Exports:
$NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates
Monacan trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs
union with France
Imports:
$NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates
Monacan trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs
union with France
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
10,000 kW standby; power imported from France
production:
NA kWh
consumption per capita:
NA kWh (1993)
Agriculture:
none
Economic aid:
$NA
Currency:
1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.9243 (January 1995), 5.520 (1994), 5.6632
(1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Transportation
Railroads:
total:
1.7 km
standard gauge:
1.7 km 1.435-m gauge
Highways:
none; city streets
Ports:
Monaco
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service
Communications
Telephone system:
38,200 telephones; automatic telephone system
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
no satellite links; served by cable into the French communications system
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0
radios:
NA
Television:
broadcast stations:
5
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of France
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