Yearbook 1998
Monaco. According to Countryaah, the capital of Monaco is Monaco. Monaco applied for membership of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The request was made by Prime Minister Michel Lévêque, who stated that as soon as the Principality became a member, M. will ratify the European Convention on Human Rights.
During the year, the country ratified the United Nations Convention on Land Mines, signed in December 1997 in Canada’s capital Ottawa. The Convention prohibits the production, deployment, storage and movement of troop mines.
- Abbreviationfinder: What does MCO stand for in geography? Here, this 3 letter acronym refers to the country of Monaco.
Country data
Area: 2.03 km2 (world ranking: 195)
Population: 39,000
Population density: 19,212 per km2 (as of 2017, world ranking: 190)
Capital: Monaco-Ville (Monaco)
Official languages: French
Gross domestic product: 5.8 billion euros; Real growth: 3.2%
Gross national product (GNP, per resident and year): k. A.
Currency: 1 euro (Euro) = 100 cents
Embassy
Klingelhöferstr. 7, 10785 Berlin
Telephone 030 2639033,
Fax 030 26390344
E-Mail: [email protected]
Government
Head of State: Albert II, Head of Government: Serge Telle, Outside: Gilles Tonelli
National Day: 11/19 (Fete du Prince)
Administrative Division
4 Quarter
Form of government
1962 constitution
constitutional monarchy (Principality) with limited sovereignty
state religion: Catholicism
economic and monetary union with France
Parliament: National Council (Conseil National) with 24 Members Rank, elections every 5 years.
Suffrage over 18 years
Population: Monegasques, last census in 2016. 37,308 residents
25% French, 23% Monegasques, 22% Italians, among others
Cities (with population): (as of 2016) Monte Carlo 17 372 residents, La Condamine (port) 14453, Fontvieille 4420. Monaco-Ville 1064
Religions: 90% Catholics, 2% Protestants; Minorities of Jews and Muslims (as of 2006)
Languages: French; Minority language: Monegasque
Workers by economic sector: no information
Unemployment (in% of all economically active persons)
no information
Inflation rate (in%): no information
Foreign trade: Import: 1.4 billion euros (2017); Export: 0.9 billion euros (2017)
