Principality of Monaco | |
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 Location of Monaco (green) in Europe (green & dark grey) | |
| Capital | Monaco-Ville 43°44′N 7°25′E / 43.733°N 7.417°E |
| Largest Quartier | Monte Carlo |
| Official languages | French[1] |
| Common languages | |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism (official)[2] |
| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Albert II |
| Serge Telle | |
| Legislature | National Council |
| Independence | |
• House of Grimaldi (under the sovereignty of the Republic of Genoa) | 1297 |
• from the French Empire | 17 May 1814 |
• from occupation of the Sixth Coalition | 17 June 1814 |
| 2 February 1861 | |
| 1911 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) (194th) |
• Water (%) | negligible[3] |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  38,300[4] (217th) |
• 2016 census | 37,308[5] |
• Density | 18,713/km2 (48,466.4/sq mi) (1st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total |  $7.672 billion (2015 est.)[6] (158th) |
• Per capita | $115,700 (2015 est.)[6] (3rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018[b] estimate |
• Total | $7.185 billion[7] (145th) |
• Per capita | $185,741[8] (2nd) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Driving side | right[9] |
| Calling code | +377 |
| ISO 3166 code | MC |
| Internet TLD | .mc |
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Monaco
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state, country, and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco is about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the state border with Italy.