Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Country

Monaco

Also Known As Principality of Monaco
Western Europe

Monaco is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera in western Europe, bordered by France on three sides with the Mediterranean Sea to the south. At about 2.08 square kilometers it is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world after Vatican City and the most densely populated. France formally recognized its independence under the 1861 Franco-Monegasque Treaty. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Monaco 2
Monaco is a sovereign city-state with no separate capital district; the state, the city and the capital are one and the same.
Population
38,857 2
2025 census, from Monaco's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
2.084 2
Independence or Founding Year
1861 2
The House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco since 1297; the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 11 February 1861 is when France formally recognized Monegasque independence, and Monaco's current constitution dates to 1911.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Connections

Associated With

Source Monaco (Wikipedia)
Source Monaco (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Barbajuan (Wikipedia)

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Autorité Monégasque de Sécurité Financière: ContactContact block
Quote, Contact block
13 rue Emile de Loth (Place de la Mairie) 98000 MONACO

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: World Athletics

Found There

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Monaco

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Monaco, Supreme Tribunal, member page of the Association of Supreme Administrative JurisdictionsMember page, address, Monaco (country)
Quote, Member page, address, Monaco (country)
Palais de Justice, 5, Rue Colonel Bellando de Castro, Monaco-Ville, Monaco, 98000, Monaco

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Trente et quarante (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
very popular in Continental European casinos, especially in France, Italy, and Monaco
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Monaco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate in Western Europe
  • Infobox: area_km2
    2.084
  • Infobox: population_census
    38,857
  • Article text
    The state's sovereignty was officially recognised by the Franco-Monégasque Treaty of 1861, with Monaco becoming a full United Nations voting member in 1993.
View the Source
Wikidata: Monaco
Wikidata Q235, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.