*Monaco, Geography

Location:
  Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, in southern France near the
  border with Italy
Map references:
  Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:  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:
  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 km2
Environment:
  almost entirely urban
Note:
  second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See)

*Monaco, People

Population:
  31,008 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  0.93% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  10.8 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  12.32 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  10.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:  total population:
  77.5 years
 male:
  73.7 years
 female:
  81.49 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  1.7 children born/woman (1993 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:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:
  NA%
 female:
  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)
Constitution:
  17 December 1962
Legal system:   based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday:
  National Day, 19 November
Political parties and leaders:
  National and Democratic Union (UND); Democratic Union Movement (MUD); Monaco
  Action; Monegasque Socialist Party (PSM)
Suffrage:
  25 years of age; universal
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
Executive branch:
  prince, minister of state, Council of Government (cabinet)
Legislative branch:
  unicameral National Council (Conseil National)
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
Leaders:
 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 Jacques DUPONT (since NA)
Member of:
  ACCT, CSCE, IAEA, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
  IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
Diplomatic representation in US:
 honorary consulates general:
  Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan
  (Puerto Rico)
 honorary consulates:
  Dallas, Honolulu, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington
US diplomatic representation:
  no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille, France, is
  accredited to Monaco

*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

*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.
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $475 million (1991 est.)
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $16,000 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  NA%
Unemployment rate:
  NEGL%
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 (1992); power imported from France
Agriculture:
  NA
Economic aid:
  NA
Currency:
  1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
  French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.4812 (January 1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421
  (1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988)
Fiscal year:
  calendar year

*Monaco, Communications

Railroads:
  1.6 km 1.435-meter gauge
Highways:
  none; city streets
Ports:
  Monaco
Merchant marine:
  1 oil tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,268 GRT/4,959 DWT
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