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MONACO
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 1.9 km2; land area: 1.9 km2
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Comparative area: about three times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundary: 4.4 km with France
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Coastline: 4.1 km
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Maritime claims:
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate: Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
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Terrain: hilly, rugged, rocky
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
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Environment: almost entirely urban
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Note: second-smallest independent state in world (after
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Vatican City)
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PEOPLE
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Population: 29,712 (July 1991), growth rate 0.9% (1991)
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Birth rate: 7 births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: 9 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 80 years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: 1.1 children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Monacan(s) or Monegasque(s); adjective--Monacan
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or Monegasque
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Ethnic divisions: French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other
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21%
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Religion: Roman Catholic 95%
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Language: French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
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Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
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Labor force: NA
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Organized labor: 4,000 members in 35 unions
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: Principality of Monaco
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Type: constitutional monarchy
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Capital: Monaco
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Administrative divisions: 4 quarters (quartiers,
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singular--quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
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Independence: 1419, rule by the House of Grimaldi
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Constitution: 17 December 1962
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Legal system: based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
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jurisdiction
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National holiday: National Day, 19 November
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Executive branch: prince, minister of state, Council of Government
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(cabinet)
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Legislative branch: National Council (Conseil National)
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Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Prince RAINIER III (since November 1949); Heir
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Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958);
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Head of Government Minister of State Jean AUSSEIL (since 10
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September 1985)
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Political parties and leaders:
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National and Democratic Union (UND),
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Democratic Union Movement (MUD),
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Monaco Action,
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Monegasque Socialist Party (PSM)
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Suffrage: universal adult at age 25
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Elections:
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National Council--last held on 24 January 1988 (next to be held 24
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January 1993);
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results--percent of vote by party NA;
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seats--(18 total) UND 18
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Member of: ACCT, CSCE, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO, INTELSAT,
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INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
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Diplomatic representation: Monaco maintains honorary consulates
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general in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, and San
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Francisco, and honorary consulates in Dallas, Honolulu, Palm Beach,
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Philadelphia, and Washington;
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US--no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille,
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France, is accredited to Monaco; Consul General R. Susan WOOD; Consulate
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General at 12 Boulevard Paul Peytral, 13286 Marseille Cedex (mailing
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address APO NY 09777); telephone 33 (91) 549-200
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Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to
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the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is
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white (top) and red
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ECONOMY
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Overview: Monaco, situated on the French Mediterranean coast, is a
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popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate.
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The Principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and
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small, high-value-added, non-polluting industries. The state has no
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income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for
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individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that
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have set up businesses and offices. About 50% of Monaco's annual revenue
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comes from value-added taxes on hotels, banks, and the industrial sector;
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about 25% of revenue comes from tourism. Living standards are high, that
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is, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan
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suburbs.
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GDP: $324 million, per capita $11,000; real growth rate NA%
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(1990 est.)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
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Unemployment rate: full employment (1989)
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Budget: revenues $386 million; expenditures $426, including capital
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expenditures of $NA (1988 est.)
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Exports: $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects
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and rebates Monacan trade duties; also participates in EC market system
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through customs union with France
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Imports: $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects
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and rebates Monacan trade duties; also participates in EC market system
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through customs union with France
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External debt: $NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 10,000 kW standby capacity (1988); power supplied by
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France
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Industries: tourism, pharmaceuticals, precision instruments,
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glassmaking, printing, finance
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Agriculture: NA
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Economic aid: NA
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Currency: French franc (plural--francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100
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centimes
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Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1--5.1307 (January 1991),
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5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987), 6.9261
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(1986), 8.9852 (1985)
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Fiscal year: calendar year
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Railroads: 1.6 km 1.435-meter gauge
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Highways: none; city streets
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Ports: Monaco
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Merchant marine: 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker
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(1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,268 GRT/4,959 DWT
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Civil air: no major transport aircraft
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Airports: 1 usable airfield with permanent-surface runways
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Telecommunications: served by the French communications system;
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automatic telephone system; 38,200 telephones; stations--3 AM, 4 FM, 5
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TV; no communication satellite stations
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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