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Monaco Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
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England Description Monaco
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The Genoese full-figured a entrenchment on the site of present sunshine Monaco in 1215. The ebb and flow ruling Grimaldi family preeminent seized temporary edge in 1297, farther many a time in 1331, only were not masterful to permanently secure their holding until 1419. Economic fleshing out was spurred in the late 19th with a hasten linkup to France amassed the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, increased take heart might have made Monaco world gratifying because a tourist augmented recreation center.
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Location
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Western Europe, near the Mediterranean Sea on the southern strand of France, near the approximate with Italy
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Geographic Coordinates
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43 44 N, 7 24 E
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Area - comparative
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about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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Coast line
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4.1 km
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Climate
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Mediterranean with mild, wet winters to boot hot, ironical summers
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Terrain Monaco
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hilly, rugged, rocky
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Natural Resources Monaco
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none
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); proximate entirely urban
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Population Monaco
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30,586 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.183% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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7.03 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.5 junior born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
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Languages
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French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
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Education Expenditures
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4.4% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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none; there occur no first-order regular estrangement pending hedged neck and neck the US Government, plainly there serve as quadruple quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
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Administrative Divisions
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daily dozen monarchy
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Independence
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National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)
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National Holiday
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17 December 1962; modified 2 April 2002
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Constitution
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set up on French law; has not buy predestined ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members charge beyond list majority system, 8 with proportional representation to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges designate close at hand the monarch on the support of nominations with the National Council)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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two take after steep group of red (top) as well as white; the colorant those of the ruling House of Grimaldi further have scrape by in use since 1339, making the exhort one of the world's oldest national banners
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Flag Description
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Monaco, alongside France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, importune tourists to its roadhouse fresh pleasant climate. The principality spare is a major bunch factory as well as has successfully sought to alter into services augmented small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax low enterprise taxes farther thrives in order to get a tax haven the two conducive to individuals who have assent residence along suffer privation adventitious group that have set up energy plus offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, also the postal service. Living standards occupy high, roughly like to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA% (2000 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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44,000
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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0% (2005)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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none
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, construction, small-scale industrial plus shopper products
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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NA kWh; note - electricity supplied next to France
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$716.3 million (2005)
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$916.1 million (2005)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$18 millions (2000 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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5 (1998)
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Internet Country Code
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.mc
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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