Monaco

• second-smallest independent state in the world (after the Holy See);
• smallest country with a coastline;
• almost entirely urban

noun:

Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)

adjective:

Monegasque or Monacan

total:

56.9 years (2024 est.)

male:

55 years

female:

58.4 years

at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.8 male(s)/female

total population:

0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

total:

1.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male:

2 deaths/1,000 live births

female:

1.4 deaths/1,000 live births

total population:

89.8 years (2024 est.)

male:

86 years

female:

93.7 years

total population:

NA

male:

NA

female:

NA

urban population:

100% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization:

0.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

particulate matter emissions:

9.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

methane emissions:

0.05 megatons (2020 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually:

46,000 tons (2012 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually:

2,484 tons (2012 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled:

5.4% (2012 est.)

municipal:

10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

industrial:

0 cubic meters (2017 est.)

agricultural:

0 cubic meters (2017 est.)

conventional long form:

Principality of Monaco

conventional short form:

Monaco

local long form:

Principauté de Monaco

local short form:

Monaco

etymology:

founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., the name derives from two Greek words "monos" (single, alone) and "oikos" (house) to convey the sense of a people "living apart" or in a "single habitation"

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

etymology:

founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., the name derives from two Greek words monos (single, alone) and oikos (house) to convey the sense of a people "living apart" or in a "single habitation"

• none;
• there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier);
• Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo;
• note - Moneghetti, a part of La Condamine, is sometimes called the 5th quarter of Monaco

history:

previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962

amendments:

• proposed by joint agreement of the chief of state (the prince) and the National Council;
• passage requires two-thirds majority vote of National Council members;
• amended 2002

citizenship by birth:

no

citizenship by descent only:

the father must be a citizen of Monaco; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen and father unknown

dual citizenship recognized:

no

residency requirement for naturalization:

10 years

chief of state:

Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)

head of government:

Minister of State Didier GUILLAUME (since 2 September 2024)

cabinet:

Council of Government under the authority of the monarch

elections/appointments:

the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government

description:

unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 8 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)

elections:

last held on 5 February 2023 (next to be held in February 2028)

election results:

• percent of vote by coalition - Monegasque National Union 100%;
• seats by coalition - Monegasque National Union 24;
• composition - men 13, women 11, percent of women 45.8%

highest court(s):

Supreme Court (consists of 5 permanent members and 2 substitutes)

judge selection and term of office:

Supreme Court members appointed by the monarch upon the proposals of the National Council, State Council, Crown Council, Court of Appeal, and Trial Court

subordinate courts:

Court of Appeal; Civil Court of First Instance

• Monegasque National Union (includes Horizon Monaco, Primo!, Union Monegasque)
• Horizon Monaco
• Priorite Monaco or Primo!
• Union Monegasque

chief of mission:

Ambassador Maguy MACCARIO DOYLE (since 3 December 2013)

chancery:

888 17th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006

telephone:

[1] (202) 234-1530

FAX:

[1] (202) 244-7656

email address and website:

[email protected]; https://monacodc.org/index.html

consulate(s) general:

New York

embassy:

• 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 diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco;
• +(33)(1) 43-12-22-22, enter zero "0" after the automated greeting;
• US Embassy Paris, 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France

• 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 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

• high-income European economy;
• non-EU euro user;
• considered a tax haven;
• tourism and banking are largest sectors;
• negatively impacted by COVID-19;
• major oceanographic museum;
• among most expensive real estate;
• major state-owned enterprises

total:

26.6% (2016 est.)

male:

25.7%

female:

27.9%

general assessment:

• modern automatic telephone system: the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers;
• competitive mobile telephony market;
• 4G LTE widely available (2020)

domestic:

fixed-line a little over 117 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 99 per 100 persons (2021)

international:

• country code - 377;
• landing points for the EIG and Italy-Monaco submarine cables connecting Monaco to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia;
• no satellite earth stations;
• connected by cable into the French communications system (2019)

• TV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network;
• cable TV available;
• Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s;
• other radio stations include Riviera Radio and Radio Monaco

total ports:

1 (2024)

large:

0

medium:

0

small:

0

very small:

1

ports with oil terminals:

0

key ports:

Monaco