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Monaco is a very small country in southern Europe.

Monaco borders the Mediterranean Sea.

The land is hilly and rocky.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Monaco, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 43 44N
Longitude - 7 24E

The capital of Monaco is Monte Carlo.

Monaco is a constitutional monarchy with a small elected national council. The present Prince (2017) is Albert who came to the throne in 2005. He is 59 years old. His son, Jacques, aged 2, is his heir to the throne. Although his twin sister, Gabriella, is older by two minutes, the male child takes precedence in Monaco.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in Monaco is the euro. Monaco is not a member of the European Union but does have a special relationship with them.

French is the official language.

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The Monagasque flag is 2 equal horizontal stripes of red and white. These are the colours of the ruling house of Grimaldi and have been used since 1339, making it one of the oldest flags in the world.

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These are the words to the Monaco National Anthem called The March of Monaco. It was first used in 1867. The present lyrics were written in 1931. This is a translation of the words.

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All the time, over our country,
The same flag has been flying in the wind
All the time, the colours red and white
Have been the symbol of our liberty
Great and small have always respected them.

The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media

The total land area of Monaco is 2 sq kms which is the 43rd largest in Europe.

Monaco has no lakes, rivers or canals.

Monaco has a boundary with 1 country

• France 6 kms

Monaco has a coastline of 4 kms which is the 29th longest in Europe

The highest point in Monaco is Mount Agel at 140 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of Monaco is 30,581 people, making it the 43rd largest country in Europe by population. However. Monaco has the greatest population density, see to the right, in the whole world.

Of this number 15,714 are females and 14,867 are males.

A person from Monaco is called a Monagasque.

To be a citizen of Monaco, the father must be a citizen of Monaco. If the parents are not married then the mother must be a citizen and the father unkown. It is not sufficient to be born in Monaco. You have to live in Monaco for 10 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

There is only one city in Monaco, the capital Monte Carlo.

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



100% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in Monaco is 6.6 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Monaco is 9.6 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 1.6 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 2.1 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 53.7 and for males is 53.1. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 31.2.

The elderly dependency ratio is 56.4. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 1.7. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Monaco spends 4.3% of its total income on health care.

There are 7.17 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 13.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

We have no figures for the percentage of the population estimated as obese.

100% of the people of Monaco have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

100% of the people of Monaco have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.

We have no figures for the amount of carbon dioxide used in Monaco by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy.

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Monaco spends 1.0% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Monaco. Primary education is for five years until age 11 and secondary education must continue till 18. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the first week of September and finishes at the end of June. There is usually a 2 week break at Christmas and Easter, and a one week break in the middle of each of the first two terms.

We have no figures for the number of people who are able to read and write by the age of 15.

At the moment we are waiting for data on youth unemployment in Monaco. We will upload this as soon as we have it. Our guess is that it is quite easy for young Monagasques to find work but are we correct?

The total number of people available for work in Monaco is 52,000. This includes foreign workers who live outside the country.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

2.0% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There are 0 airports in Monaco.


There are no railways in Monaco.


There are 77 kilometres of roads in Monaco, which means Monaco is in 43rd place for the most kilometres of roads in Europe.

There are no major national newspapers in Monaco.

There are 34,000 mobile phone users.

130% of the people have a fixed landline, meaning some have more than one.



28,000 people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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