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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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Monaco

Cities

Les Révoires

Monaco

Saint Michel, Monaco

Monaco
Connections

Associated With

The Mediterranean Sea, Bodies of Water
Source Monaco (Wikipedia)
Western Europe, Regions
Source Monaco (Wikipedia)

Borders

France, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Monaco

Long-Form Articles

How Monaco bought and kept its sovereignty, Articles
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Nationals Include

Sébastien Biancheri

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Albert II, Prince of Monaco

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Source Albert II of Monaco (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005.
Charles Leclerc

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Source Charles Leclerc (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Monégasque racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari
Pierre Frolla

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pierre Frolla (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Monegasque freediver

Origin Of

Barbajuan

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Source Barbajuan (Wikipedia)
Charlotte Casiraghi

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Location Of

Red Bull X-Alps

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Source Red Bull X-Alps (Wikipedia)Lead, finish in Monaco
Quote, Lead, finish in Monaco
The race last finished in Monaco in 2019.

Site Of

Prince's Palace of Monaco

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Autorite Monegasque de Securite Financiere

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

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Source AS Monaco FC (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco
World Athletics

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Source Wikidata: World Athletics

Found There

Occitan

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Source Occitan (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys and the Val d'Aran in northeast Spain
Constitution of Monaco

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Monaco
Supreme Court of Monaco

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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
Artemisia herba-alba

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Artemisia maritima

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Edelweiss

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Greater Horseshoe Bat

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Helichrysum arenarium

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Trente et quarante

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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.
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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.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Monaco
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    4.1 km
  • Government, Government type
    constitutional monarchy
  • Borders: France, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    France 6 km
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record MCO, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record MCO, incomeLevel
"name": "Monaco", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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Wikidata: Monaco
Wikidata Q235, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Saint Michel, Monaco (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Saint Michel, Monaco, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Saint Michel, Monaco, Lead
is a northern-central residential area in the Principality of Monaco
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Les Révoires (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Les Révoires, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Les Révoires, Lead
Les Révoires (French pronunciation: [le ʁevwaʁ]) is a northwestern area in the Principality of Monaco.
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