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Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Monaco (2008)

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 Coral Sea IslandsMonaco
Administrative divisions - none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Age structure - 0-14 years: 15% (male 2,514/female 2,394)


15-64 years: 62.3% (male 10,047/female 10,312)


65 years and over: 22.7% (male 3,019/female 4,385) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products - none
Area total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important		 total: 1.95 sq km


land: 1.95 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative NA about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present-day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling Grimaldi family secured control in the late 13th century, and a principality was established in 1338. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center.
Birth rate - 9.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget - revenues: $863 million


expenditures: $920.6 million (2005 est.)
Capital - name: Monaco


geographic coordinates: 43 44 N, 7 25 E


time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate tropical Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Coastline 3,095 km 4.1 km
Constitution - 17 December 1962
Country name conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands		 conventional long form: Principality of Monaco


conventional short form: Monaco


local long form: Principaute de Monaco


local short form: Monaco
Death rate - 12.92 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external - $18 billion (2000 est.)
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US ambassador to France, handles routine diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission: Ambassador to the US and UN Gilles NOGHES


chancery: 565 Fifth Avenue, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10017


telephone: (212) 286-0500


FAX: (212) 286-1574
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview no economic activity Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a major banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m		 lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mont Agel 140 m
Environment - current issues no permanent fresh water resources NA
Environment - international agreements - party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups - French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%
Exchange rates - euros per US dollar - 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)
Executive branch administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories chief of state: Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)


head of government: Minister of State Jean-Paul PROUST (since 1 June 2005)


cabinet: Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch


elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government
Exports - $716.3 million


note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France (2005)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used 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
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 0%


industry: 4.9%


services: 95.1% (2005)
GDP - real growth rate - 0.9% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 152 00 E 43 44 N, 7 24 E
Geography - note important nesting area for birds and turtles second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
Heliports - 1 (2007)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $916.1 million


note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France (2005)
Independence - 1419 (beginning of rule by the House of Grimaldi)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 6.09 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.9% (2000)
International organization participation - ACCT, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council)
Labor force - 44,000


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km total: 4.4 km


border countries: France 4.4 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
Languages - French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
Legal system the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch - unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 3 February 2008 (next to be held February 2013)


election results: percent of vote by party - UPM 52.2%, REM 40.5%, Monaco Together 7.3%; seats by party - UPM 21, REM 3
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.82 years


male: 75.99 years


female: 83.85 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Map references Oceania Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine - registered in other countries: 64 (Bahamas 11, Barbados 1, Georgia 10, Isle of Man 3, Liberia 8, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 7, Norway 5, Panama 11, St Kitts and Nevis 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 6, unknown 1) (2007)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors defense is the responsibility of France; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties (2003)
National holiday - National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)
Nationality - noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)


adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Natural hazards occasional tropical cyclones NA
Natural resources NEGL none
Net migration rate - 7.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM); Rally and Issues for Monaco or REM; Monaco Together
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)		 32,671 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.386% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998)
Religions - Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.974 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.688 male(s)/female


total population: 0.912 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: modern automatic telephone system


domestic: NA


international: country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system
Telephones - main lines in use - 34,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 17,200 (2005)
Television broadcast stations - 5 (1998)
Terrain sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) hilly, rugged, rocky
Total fertility rate - 1.75 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0% (2005)
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