| GEOGRAPHY |
| Country name: |
conventional long form: Principality of Monaco
conventional short form: Monaco
local long form: Principaute de Monaco
local short form: Monaco |
| Capital: |
Monaco |
| Location: |
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
43 44 N, 7 24 E |
| Area: |
total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
Comparative: |
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land
Boundaries: |
total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km |
| Coastline: |
4.1 km |
| Maritime
Claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |
| Terrain: |
hilly, rugged, rocky |
| Elavation
Extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m |
| Natural
Resources: |
none |
| GOVERNEMENT |
| Governement
Type: |
constitutional monarchy |
| Administratives
Divisions: |
none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo |
| Independence |
1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi) |
| National
Holiday: |
National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November |
| Constitution: |
17 December 1962 |
| Legal
System; |
based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage |
21 years of age; universal |
| Executive
Branch: |
chief of state: Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)
head of government: Minister of State Patrick LECLERCQ (since 5 January 2000)
cabinet: Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch
elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government |
| Legislative
Branch: |
unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held February 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3 |
| Judicial
Branch: |
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council) |
| Political
parties and Leaders: |
National and Democratic Union or UND [Jean-Louis CAMPORA]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM) [leader NA] |
| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
32,409 (July 2005 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15.5% (male 2,563/female 2,445)
15-64 years: 62.1% (male 9,909/female 10,217)
65 years and over: 22.4% (male 2,972/female 4,303) (2005 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 45.25 years
male: 43.27 years
female: 47.19 years (2005 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)
adjective: Monegasque or Monacan |
| Ethnic groups: |
French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 90% |
| Languages: |
French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque |
| COMUNICATIONS |
| Telephones - main
lines in use: |
33,700 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile
cellular: |
19,300 (2002) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: modern automatic telephone system
domestic: NA
international: country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system |
| Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) |
| Television broadcast
stations: |
5 (1998) |
| Internet country
code: |
.mc |
| Internet hosts: |
533 (2004) |
| Internet users: |
16,000 (2002) |
| TRANSPORT |
| Railways: |
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| Highways: |
total: 50 km
paved: 50 km
unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways: |
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| Pipelines: |
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| Ports and harbors: |
Monaco |
| Merchant marine: |
registered in other countries: 54 (2005) |
| Airports: |
none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
paved runways: |
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| Airports - with
unpaved runways: |
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| Heliports: |
1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille) (2004 est.) |
