Principality of Monaco

National name: Principauté de Monaco

Ruler: Prince Albert II (2005)

Minister of State: Patrick Leclercq (2000)

Total area: 0.8 sq mi (2.0 sq km)

Population (2006 est.): 32,543 (growth rate: 0.4%); birth rate: 9.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.3/1000; life expectancy: 79.7; density per sq mi: 42,143

Capital (2003 est.): Monaco, 1,400

Largest city: Monte Carlo, 15,400

Monetary unit: Euro

Languages: French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque

Ethnicity/race: French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%

Religion: Roman Catholic 90%

Literacy rate: 99% (2003 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2000 est.): $870 million; per capita $27,000. Real growth rate: 0.9%. Inflation: 1.9%. Unemployment: 22% (1999). Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: none. Labor force: 30,540 (Jan. 1994). Natural resources: none. Industries: tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products. Exports: n.a. Imports: n.a. Full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU.

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 31,027 (1995); mobile cellular: n.a. Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM n.a., shortwave 8 (1998). Radios: 34,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 5 (1997). Televisions: 25,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000). Internet users: n.a.

Transportation: Railways: total: 1.7 km. Highways: total: 50 km; paved: 50 km; unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Monaco. Airports: linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service.

International disputes: none.

 

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