Outline of Monaco

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Monaco:
Monaco - small sovereign city-state located in Western Europe. Monaco lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean and is surrounded by France. It has the highest life expectancy at birth of any country, 89.4 years. Monaco is often regarded as a tax haven, and many of its inhabitants are wealthy and from foreign countries, although they are not a majority.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Monaco
Official English country name: The Principality of Monaco
Adjectives: Monégasque, Monacan
Demonym:
Etymology: Name of Monaco
ISO country codes: MC, MCO, 492
ISO region codes: ISO 3166-2:MC
Internet country code top-level domain: .mc

Geography of Monaco

Monaco is: a country and a European microstate
Land boundaries: 4.4 km
Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 4.1 km
Population of Monaco: 33,000 - 205th most populous country
Area of Monaco: 2.02 km²
Atlas of Monaco

Location of Monaco

Monaco is situated within the following regions:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Eurasia
** Europe
*** Western Europe
*** Southern Europe
* Time zone: Central European Time, Central European Summer Time
Extreme points of Monaco
* High: Chemin des Rivoires, a pathway located on the slopes of Mont Agel
* Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m

Environment of Monaco

Natural geographic features of Monaco

Demography of Monaco

Demographics of Monaco

Government and politics of Monaco

Form of government: constitutional monarchy
Capital of Monaco: being a city-state, Monaco is its own capital
*Administrative divisions: the principality is currently divided into ten wards
**Monaco-Ville
**Monte Carlo/Spélugues
**Fontvieille
**Moneghetti/Bd de Belgique
**Les Révoires
**La Colle
**La Condamine
**Saint Michel
**Larvotto/Bas Moulins
**La Rousse/Saint Roman
Elections in Monaco
Political parties in Monaco
* Union Monégasque
* Promotion of the Monegasque Family
* Union for the Principality

Branches of the government of Monaco

Government of Monaco

Executive branch of the government of Monaco

Legislative branch of the government of Monaco

National Council of Monaco
* It's a Monaco unicameral parliament
* It may act independently of the Prince
* The prince may dissolve it at any time, provided that new elections be held within three months.