Monaco

party to:

Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

noun:

Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)

adjective:

Monegasque or Monacan

at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.81 male(s)/female

total population:

0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

conventional long form:

Principality of Monaco

conventional short form:

Monaco

local long form:

Principaute de Monaco

local short form:

Monaco

name:

Monaco

geographic coordinates:

43 44 N, 7 25 E

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

• 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

• Monaco Together;
• Rally and Issues for Monaco or REM;
• Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Gilles NOGHES

chancery:

3400 International Drive NW, Suite 2K-100, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:

(202) 234-1530

FAX:

(202) 244-7656

consulate(s) general:

New York

• the US does not have an embassy in Monaco;
• the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco;
• the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US ambassador to France, handles routine diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco

• two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white;
• the colors are those of the ruling House of Grimaldi and have been in use since 1339, making the flag one of the world's oldest national banners

note: similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red

name:

"A Marcia de Muneghu" (The March of Monaco)

lyrics/music:

Louis NOTARI/Charles ALBRECHT

note: music adopted 1867, lyrics adopted 1931; although French is much more commonly spoken, only the Monegasque lyrics are official; the French version is known as "Hymne Monegasque" (Monegasque Anthem); the words are generally only sung on official occasions

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

general assessment:

modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers

domestic:

combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 200 per 100 persons

international:

• country code - 377;
• no satellite earth stations;
• connected by cable into the French communications system

• TV Monte-Carlo (TMC) operates a TV network;
• Radio Monte-Carlo has both an Italian-language and a French-language network;
• there are a few private radio stations (2008)

total:

77 km

country comparison to the world: 217

paved:

77 km (2007)

males age 16-49:

4,629

females age 16-49:

4,597 (2010 est.)

male:

153

female:

141 (2010 est.)