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MONACO

@Monaco:Geography

 Location: Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the
 southern coast of France, near the border with Italy

 Map references: Europe
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MONACO - MAJOR CITIES 
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                                        Latitude,      Internat'l     Time   
                        Population      Longitude      Phone Code     Zone   
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Monte Carlo                 13,000    43.44N,  7.25E      33-93      GMT+1   
MONACO                       2,000    43.46N,  7.23E      33-93      GMT+1   
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 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

@Monaco: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

@Monaco: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

 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

@Monaco: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

@Monaco: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

@Monaco:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of France


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