Statistical information Monaco 1992

Monaco in the World

Monaco - Introduction 1992

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Background: Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then the principality's mild climate splendid scenery and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center.

Monaco - Geography 1992

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Location

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area
Total: 1.9 km²
Land: 1.9 km²
Comparative:

about three times the size of the Mall in Washington,
DC

Land boundaries: 4.4 km; France 4.4 km

Coastline: 4.1 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: none

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain: hilly, rugged, rocky

Elevation

Natural resources: none

Land use

Land use: arable land: 0%; permanent crops: 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

Irrigated land

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography

Monaco - People 1992

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Population: 29,965 (July 1992), growth rate 0.9% (1992)

Nationality:

noun - Monacan(s) or Monegasque(s); adjective - Monacan or
Monegasque

Ethnic groups: French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%

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

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%

Demographic profile

Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate: 7 births/1000 population (1992)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1000 population (1992)

Net migration rate: 9 migrants/1000 population (1992)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: almost entirely urban
Current issues note: second-smallest independent state in world (after Vatican City)

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 80 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate: 1.1 children born/woman (1992)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment

Monaco - Government 1992

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Country name
Conventional long form: Principality of Monaco

Government type: constitutional monarchy

Capital: Monaco

Administrative divisions:

4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier);
Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo

Dependent areas

Independence: 1419, rule by the House of Grimaldi

National holiday: National Day, 19 November

Constitution: 17 December 1962

Legal system: based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: universal adult at age 25
National Council:

last held on 24 January 1988 (next to be held 24
January 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) UND 18

Executive branch: prince, minister of state, Council of Government (cabinet)

Legislative branch: National Council (Conseil National)

Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation:

ACCT, CSCE, IAEA, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO, INMARSAT,
INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO

Diplomatic representation:

Monaco maintains honorary consulates general in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, and honorary consulates in Dallas, Honolulu, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and
Washington

US:

no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille,
France, is accredited to Monaco; Consul General R. Susan WOOD; Consulate
General at 12 Boulevard Paul Peytral, 13,286 Marseille Cedex (mailing address
APO AE 9,777); telephone 33 (91) 549-200

Diplomatic representation

Flag description

: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage

Monaco - Economy 1992

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Economy overview:

Monaco, situated on the French Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The
Principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. About 50% of Monaco's annual revenue comes from value-added taxes on hotels, banks, and the industrial sector; about 25% of revenue comes from tourism. Living standards are high, that is, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan suburbs.

GDP: exchange rate conversion - $475 million, per capita $16,000; real growth rate NA% (1991 est.)

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: NA

Industries

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%

Labor force: NA
Organized labor: 4,000 members in 35 unions

Labor force