Principality of Monaco | |
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Capital | Monaco (city-state) 43°44′N 7°25′E / 43.733°N 7.417°E |
Official languages | French |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
Prince Albert II | |
Pierre Dartout | |
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• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total | $7.672 billion |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
ISO 3166 code | MC |
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco), is the second smallest country in the world after the Vatican City. Monaco is a city-state, meaning that the entire country is just one city.
Monaco is located south-east of France, on the Mediterranean Sea in Western Europe. Monaco's official language is French while the language of Monégasque is also a national language. Monaco's population is around 38,000 but under 10,000 of its citizens are Monégasque nationals.