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Facts about Monaco

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Official name Monégasque : Principatu de Mùnegu; French: Principauté de Monaco
In English: Principality of Monaco
Surface 2 km²
Inhabitants 30.581 inhabitants (2016)
Population density 15.290 people per km²
Capital Monaco-Ville
Currency The country is not part of the European Union but uses the Euro nevertheless
Road network Monaco only has city roads. Most traffic enters the centre of Monaco through a tunnel from France
Fuel prices We couldn't find a good website where the prices of fuel in Senegal are kept up-to-date except this
Code licence plate MC
Telephone countrycode 377
Internet countrycode .mc
Time difference GMT+1; the same time as in the Netherlands

Geographic data

Het Principality of Monaco lies on the southern coast of France, near the Italian border (15 km) and 18 km east of the French seaside town Nice.
More information on Wikipedia.

PopulationNaar boven

Monaco is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with more than 15,000 inhabitants per km2.
Quite special is that the native Monëgasques are a minority in their own country with only 16%, all others are foreigners.
More information on Wikipedia.

LanguagesNaar boven

The official language of Monaco is French but Italian is also spoken. Some of the elder people speak Monëgasque which is variety of modern Ligurian.
More information on Wikipedia.

HistoryNaar boven

Read on Wikipedia about the history of Monaco.

ClimateNaar boven

The Mediterranean climate of Monaco supplies it with warm summers and mild winters, when the temperature almost never drops below 8°C.
More information on Wikipedia.

Flora and faunaNaar boven

Due to its small size and the population density there is not much to tell about the flora and fauna

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