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 MonacoNorfolk Island
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 none (territory of Australia)
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.)
0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products none Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.) 1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 1.95 sq km


land: 1.95 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.2 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate 9.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues: $518 million


expenditures: $531 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1995)
revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY 92/93)
Capital Monaco Kingston
Climate Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 4.1 km 32 km
Constitution 17 December 1962 Norfolk Island Act of 1979
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: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency euro (EUR) Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate 12.74 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external NA (2000 est.) $NA
Dependency status - territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
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 (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US Monaco does not have an embassy in the US


consulate(s) general: New York
none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient NA $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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France
-
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 0%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mont Agel 140 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
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
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Ethnic groups French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998)
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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
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 $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY 91/92)
Exports - commodities - postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year calendar year 1 July - 30 June
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 three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $870 million (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA (2001 est.)
agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $27,000 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA (2000 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 43 44 N, 7 24 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
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.)
total: 80 km


paved: 53 km


unpaved: 27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
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 $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY 91/92)
Imports - commodities - NA
Imports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence 1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA NA%
Industries tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products tourism
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.)
total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA (2000) NA%
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 none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council) Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 30,540 (January 1994) NA
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%
Land boundaries total: 4.4 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
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
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.42 years


male: 75.53 years


female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: 99%


male: NA


female: NA
NA
Location Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Europe Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine none none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)


adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards NA typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources none fish
Net migration rate 7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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] none
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 32,270 (July 2004 est.) 1,853 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate 0.44% (2004 est.) 0.01% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors Monaco none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Roman Catholic 90% Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
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.)
NA (2003 est.)
Suffrage 21 years of age; universal 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
general assessment: adequate


domestic: NA


international: radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - main lines in use 33,700 (2002) 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular 19,300 (2002) 0 (1983)
Television broadcast stations 5 (1998) 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain hilly, rugged, rocky volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate 1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.) NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate 3.1% (1998) NA%
Waterways - none
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