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 MonacoAkrotiri
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: 15.5% (male 2,554; female 2,453)


15-64 years: 62.1% (male 9,860; female 10,165)


65 years and over: 22.4% (male 2,959; female 4,279) (2004 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products none -
Airports none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) -
Area total: 1.95 sq km


land: 1.95 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 9.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Budget revenues: $518 million


expenditures: $531 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1995)		 -
Capital Monaco name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 4.1 km 56.3 km
Constitution 17 December 1962 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document
Country name conventional long form: Principality of Monaco


conventional short form: Monaco


local long form: Principaute de Monaco


local short form: Monaco		 conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
Currency euro (EUR) -
Death rate 12.74 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external NA (2000 est.) -
Dependency status - a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to Monaco none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US Monaco does not have an embassy in the US


consulate(s) general: New York		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none -
Economic aid - recipient NA -
Economy - overview Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. In 2001, a major construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality 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. Monaco does not publish national income figures; the estimates below are extremely rough. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - imports NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mont Agel 140 m		 -
Environment - current issues NA shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Environment - international agreements party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol		 -
Ethnic groups French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% -
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999) Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)
Executive branch chief of state: Prince RAINIER III (since 9 May 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre, son of the monarch (born 14 March 1958)


head of government: Minister of State Patrick LECLERCQ (since 5 January 2000)


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		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag 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 the flag of the UK is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $870 million (1999 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA (2001 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $27,000 (1999 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 43 44 N, 7 24 E 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
Heliports 1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille) (2003 est.) -
Highways total: 50 km


paved: 50 km


unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Imports $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France -
Independence 1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi) -
Industrial production growth rate NA -
Industries tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products -
Infant mortality rate total: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA (2000) -
International organization participation ACCT, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council) -
Labor force 30,540 (January 1994) -
Land boundaries total: 4.4 km


border countries: France 4.4 km		 total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (urban area) (2001)		 -
Languages French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque English, Greek
Legal system based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
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 9 February 2003 (next to be held NA February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.42 years


male: 75.53 years


female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: NA


total population: 99%


male: NA


female: NA		 -
Location Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Europe Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm -
Merchant marine none -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
National holiday National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November -
Nationality noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)


adjective: Monegasque or Monacan		 -
Natural hazards NA -
Natural resources none -
Net migration rate 7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Political parties and leaders National and Democratic Union or UND [Jean-Louis CAMPORA]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM [leader NA] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 32,270 (July 2004 est.) approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 0.44% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Monaco -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Religions Roman Catholic 90% -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female


total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.)		 -
Suffrage 21 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 33,700 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 19,300 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 5 (1998) 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Terrain hilly, rugged, rocky -
Total fertility rate 1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 3.1% (1998) -
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