1996 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1996 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Description
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red
Location
43 44 N, 7 24 E -- Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Flag ----
Geography
Area
- comparative area
- about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
- land area
- 1.9 sq km
- total area
- 1.9 sq km
Climate
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Coastline
4.1 km
Environment
- current issues
- NA
- international agreements
- party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
- natural hazards
- NA
Geographic coordinates
43 44 N, 7 24 E
Geographic note
second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
NA sq km
Land boundaries
- border country
- France 4.4 km
- total
- 4.4 km
Land use
- arable land
- 0%
- forest and woodland
- 0%
- meadows and pastures
- 0%
- other
- 100%
- permanent crops
- 0%
Location
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims
- territorial sea
- 12 nm
Natural resources
none
Terrain
- hilly, rugged, rocky
- highest point
- Mont Agel 140 m
- lowest point
- Mediterranean Sea 0 m
People and Society
Age structure
0-14 years: 17% (male 2,737; female 2,685) 15-64 years: 63% (male 9,746; female 10,318) 65 years and over: 20% (male 2,288; female 3,945) (July 1996 est.)
Birth rate
10.66 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate
12.11 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions
French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%
Infant mortality rate
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages
French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
Life expectancy at birth
- female
- 81.93 years (1996 est.)
- male
- 74.38 years
- total population
- 78.07 years
Literacy
NA
Nationality
- adjective
- Monacan or Monegasque
- noun
- Monacan(s) or Monegasque(s)
Net migration rate
7.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population
31,719 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate
0.59% (1996 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 95%
Sex ratio
- all ages
- 0.87 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
- at birth
- 1.05 male(s)/female
- under 15 years
- 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
Total fertility rate
1.7 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Government
Administrative divisions
4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Capital
Monaco
Constitution
17 December 1962
Data code
MN
Diplomatic representation in US
- Monaco does not have an embassy in the US
- consulate(s)
- New York
- honorary consulate(s)
- Dallas, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC
- honorary consulate(s) general
- Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Executive branch
- cabinet
- Council of Government is under the authority of the prince
- chief of state
- Prince RAINIER III (since NA November 1949) is a hereditary monarch; Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958)
- head of government
- Minister of State Jaques DUPONT (since NA 1995) was appointed by the prince from a list of three candidates presented by the French Government
Independence
1419 (rule by the House of Grimaldi)
International organization participation
ACCT, ECE, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
Judicial branch
Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
Legal system
based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch
unicameral
Name of country
- conventional long form
- Principality of Monaco
- conventional short form
- Monaco
- local long form
- Principaute de Monaco
- local short form
- Monaco
National Council (Conseil National)
elections last held 24 and 31 January 1993 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) Campora List 15, Medecin List 2, independent 1
National holiday
National Day, 19 November
Political parties and leaders
National and Democratic Union (UND); Campora List, Anne-Marie CAMPORA; Medecin List, Jean-Louis MEDECIN
Suffrage
21 years of age; universal
Type of government
constitutional monarchy
US diplomatic representation
the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to