Outline of Monaco
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Overview of and topical guide to Monaco
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Monaco:
The Flag of Monaco
Monaco – small sovereign city-state located in Western Europe.[1] Monaco lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean and is surrounded by France. It has the highest life expectancy at birth of any country, 89.4 years (2017 estimate).[2] Monaco is often regarded as a tax haven, and many of its inhabitants are wealthy and from foreign countries (including France), although they are not a majority.[3]
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnəkoʊ/ i
- Common English country name: Monaco
- Official English country name: The Principality of Monaco
- Adjectives: Monégasque, Monacan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Monaco
- ISO country codes: MC, MCO, 492
- ISO region codes: ISO 3166-2:MC
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mc
Geography of Monaco
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- Monaco is: a country and a European microstate
- Land boundaries: France 4.4 km
- Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 4.1 km
- Population of Monaco: 33,000 - 205th most populous country
- Area of Monaco: 2.02 km2
- Atlas of Monaco
Location of Monaco
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- Monaco is situated within the following regions:
- Extreme points of Monaco
- High: Chemin des Rivoires, a pathway located on the slopes of Mont Agel 161 m (528 ft)
- Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Environment of Monaco
[edit ]- Climate of Monaco
- Wildlife of Monaco
- Fauna of Monaco
Natural geographic features of Monaco
[edit ]Demography of Monaco
[edit ]Government and politics of Monaco
[edit ]Main articles: Government of Monaco and Politics of Monaco
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- Form of government: constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Monaco: being a city-state, Monaco is its own capital
- Administrative divisions: the principality is currently divided into ten wards
- Elections in Monaco
- Political parties in Monaco
Branches of the government of Monaco
[edit ]- National and Democratic Union
- National Council of Monaco
- Minister of State (Monaco)
- Crown Council of Monaco
- Council of Government (Monaco)
- Communal Council of Monaco
Executive branch of the government of Monaco
[edit ]Legislative branch of the government of Monaco
[edit ]- National Council of Monaco
- It's a Monaco unicameral parliament
- It may act independently of the Prince
- The prince may dissolve it at any time, provided that new elections be held within three months.
Judicial branch of the government of Monaco
[edit ]Foreign relations of Monaco
[edit ]- Diplomatic missions in Monaco
- Diplomatic missions of Monaco
- France-Monaco relations
- Monaco–European Union relations
- Monaco–Russia relations
- Monaco–United States relations
International organization membership
[edit ]The Principality of Monaco is a member of:[1]
- Council of Europe (CE)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Member state of the United Nations
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Schengen Convention
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Law and order in Monaco
[edit ]- Constitution of Monaco
- Human rights in Monaco
- Law enforcement in Monaco
Military of Monaco
[edit ]History of Monaco
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By period
[edit ]By subject
[edit ]House of Grimaldi
[edit ]- Albert I, Prince of Monaco
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Antonio I of Monaco
- Charles I, Lord of Monaco
- Charles III, Prince of Monaco
- Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
- François Grimaldi
- Grimaldo Canella
- Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
- Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
- Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
- Honoré V, Prince of Monaco
- Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
- Louis II, Prince of Monaco
- Otto Canella
- Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes
- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
- Andrea Casiraghi
- Charlotte Casiraghi
- Pierre Casiraghi
- Stefano Casiraghi
- Louis Ducruet
- Pauline Ducruet
- Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi
- Elisabeth-Anne de Massy
- Louise-Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
- Pierre de Polignac
Princes of Monaco
[edit ]Monegasque princesses
[edit ]- Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
- Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
Culture of Monaco
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- Architecture of Monaco
- Hôtel de Paris
- Monte Carlo Casino
- Opéra de Monte-Carlo
- Palaces in Monaco
- Monaco villas
- Sports venues in Monaco
- Cuisine of Monaco
- Languages of Monaco
- Media in Monaco
- Monegasque awards
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco
- National symbols of Monaco
- People of Monaco
- Scouts in Monaco
- Titles in Monaco
- World Heritage Sites in Monaco: None
Art in Monaco
[edit ]Monegasque music
[edit ]Monegasque Eurovision songs
[edit ]- À chacun sa chanson
- Allons, allons les enfants
- Bien plus fort
- Boum-Badaboum
- Ce soir-là
- Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va
- Comme on s'aime
- Dis rien
- L'amour s'en va
- La Coco-Dance
- Les jardins de Monaco
- Maman, maman
- Marlène
- Mon ami Pierrot
- Notre planète
- Notre vie c'est la musique
- Où sont-elles passées
- Toi, la musique et moi
- Tout de moi
- Un banc, un arbre, une rue
- Un train qui part
- Une chanson c'est une lettre
- Une petite française
- Va dire à l'amour
Religion in Monaco
[edit ]- Religion in Monaco
- Christianity in Monaco
- Islam in Monaco
- Judaism in Monaco
Sports in Monaco
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- Monaco at the Olympics
- 1929 Monaco Grand Prix
- Monte-Carlo Masters
- Monegasque Rugby Federation
- Herculis
- Monaco national rugby union team
- Monte Carlo Open (golf)
- Monte Carlo Rally
See also: Sports venues in Monaco and Monegasque sportspeople
Football in Monaco
[edit ]See also: Football venues in Monaco
AS Monaco FC
[edit ]AS Monaco FC players
[edit ]- Sonny Anderson
- Fabien Audard
- Fabien Barthez
- Bruno Bellone
- Ali Benarbia
- Lucas Bernardi
- Oliver Bierhoff
- Basile Boli
- Fabian Guedes
- Søren Busk
- Souleymane Camara
- Sebastian Carole
- Javier Chevantón
- Philippe Christanval
- John Collins
- Costinha
- Alain Couriol
- Éric Cubilier
- Ousmane Dabo
- Éric Di Meco
- David di Tommaso
- Marco Di Vaio
- Salif Diao
- Martin Djetou
- Youri Djorkaeff
- Cyril Domoraud
- Manuel dos Santos Fernandes
- Franck Dumas
- Ralf Edström
- Hassan El Fakiri
- Jean-Luc Ettori
- Patrice Evra
- Pontus Farnerud
- Amady Faye
- Youssouf Falikou Fofana
- Marcelo Gallardo
- Bernard Genghini
- David Gigliotti
- Ludovic Giuly
- Gaël Givet
- Marco Grassi
- Sébastien Grax
- Gilles Grimandi
- Mark Hateley
- Thierry Henry
- Glenn Hoddle
- Hugo Ibarra
- Victor Ikpeba
- Vladimir Jugović
- Franck Jurietti
- Mohamed Kallon
- Olivier Kapo
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Jan Koller
- Muhamed Konjic
- Sabri Lamouchi
- Sylvain Legwinski
- Jerko Leko
- Philippe Léonard
- Søren Lerby
- Alexandre Licata
- Gerard López
- Mickaël Madar
- Rafael Márquez
- Camel Meriem
- Roger Milla
- Bora Milutinovic
- Sylvain Monsoreau
- Fernando Morientes
- Shabani Nonda
- Alex Nyarko
- Christian Panucci
- José Omar Pastoriza
- Diego Pérez
- Emmanuel Petit
- Stéphane Porato
- Dado Pršo
- Claude Puel
- Yannick Quesnel
- Florin Raducioiu
- John Arne Riise
- Julien Rodriguez
- Flavio Roma
- Jérôme Rothen
- Willy Sagnol
- Franck Sauzée
- Enzo Scifo
- Marco Simone
- Maicon Douglas Sisenando
- John Sivebæk
- Robert Špehar
- Sébastien Squillaci
- Tony Sylva
- Lilian Thuram
- Yaya Touré
- Armand Traoré
- David Trezeguet
- Gonzalo Vargas
- Christian Vieri
- Guillaume Warmuz
- George Weah
- Akis Zikos
Monaco Grand Prix
[edit ]- Monaco Grand Prix
- 1929 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1956 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1957 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1959 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1960 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1961 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1962 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1963 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1964 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1965 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1966 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1967 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1968 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1969 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1970 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1971 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1972 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1973 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1974 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1975 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1976 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1977 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1978 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1979 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1980 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1981 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1982 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1983 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1984 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1985 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1987 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1988 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1989 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1990 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1991 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1992 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1993 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1994 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1995 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1996 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1997 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1998 Monaco Grand Prix
- 1999 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2000 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2001 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2002 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2003 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2005 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2006 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2007 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2008 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2009 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2010 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2011 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2012 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2013 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2014 Monaco Grand Prix
- Circuit de Monaco
Monaco at the Olympics
[edit ]- Monaco at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Monaco at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Monaco at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Monaco
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 161st (one hundred and sixty first)
- Banks of Monaco
- Communications in Monaco
- Currency of Monaco: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- ISO 4217: EUR
- Monegasque euro coins
- Previous currency:Monegasque franc
- Energy in Monaco
- Tourism in Monaco
- Hotels in Monaco
- Museums in Monaco
- Parks and botanical garden
- Restaurants and cafés in Monaco
- Trade unions of Monaco
Transport in Monaco
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Education in Monaco
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- International School of Monaco
- Lycée Albert Premier
- International University of Monaco
- American College of Monaco
Health in Monaco
[edit ]Monegasque people
[edit ]See also: Princes of Monaco
Businesspersons
[edit ]Judges
[edit ]Painters
[edit ]Singers
[edit ]Sportspeople
[edit ]- Benjamin Balleret
- Charles Leclerc
- Clivio Piccione
- Daniel Elena
- Louis Chiron
- Olivier Beretta
- Pierre Frolla
- Sebastien Gattuso
Writers and poets
[edit ]Other articles
[edit ]- Annales monégasques
- Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco
- Catholic Church in Monaco
- Comité Olympique Monégasque
- Department of External Relations
- Devota
- Euro gold and silver commemorative coins
- Fédération patronale monégasque
- Franco-Monegasque Treaty
- Hereditary Prince of Monaco
- Horizon Monaco
- Îlot Pasteur
- La Ruche, Fontvieille
- Louis Notari Library
- Monacair
- Monaco Cemetery
- Monaco Shooting Federation
- Monaco Yacht Show
- Monégasque euro coins
- Monégasque identity card
- Monégasque nationality law
- Monégasque passport
- Museum of the Chapel of Visitation
- Princess Grace Irish Library
- Public holidays in Monaco
- Roman Catholicism in Monaco
- Société des bains de mer de Monaco
- Sporting d'Hiver
- Telephone numbers in Monaco
- Théâtre Princesse Grace
- Vehicle registration plates of Monaco
- Yacht Club de Monaco
- Zoological Garden of Monaco
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Monaco". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007.
- ^ Per capita purchasing power parity GDP (US dept. of State 2006 est.): 30,000ドル [1]
External links
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- Wikimedia Atlas of Monaco
- Official Government Portal
- Official website of the Prince's Palace of Monaco
- Official website for Tourism
- CIA Factbook Entry for Monaco
- History of Monaco: Primary documents
- (in French) Order of the doctors of Monaco
- (in French) La Principauti - The first monthly newspaper of Monaco, available also on line in 3D version
- "Official Statistical Report 2006 (with detailed information about the 10 wards)" (PDF) (in French). (1.24 MiB)
- Monaco travel guide from Wikivoyage
