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Monaco
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BASIC FACTS


Capital
Monaco

Language
French is the official language. Monegasque, English and Italian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Area size
1.95 sq. km

Area comparison
Slightly larger than the Vatican City

Population
2009 0.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 0.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)


PEOPLE

Language
French is the official language. Monegasque, English and Italian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 0.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 0.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Only 15 percent of Monacans are locals. French 47 percent, Italian 15 percent and others 12 percent.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
The state is Catholic, but there are also Anglican, Baha'i, Jewish and Protestant communities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 100 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 100.0 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 100 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1962
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
… (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent


USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

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

Currency
Euro

Telephone dialling code
(+) 377

Driving (left/right)
Right


STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy
No data available years

Life expectancy - male
No data available years

Life expectancy - female
No data available years

Infant mortality
2007 3 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 3 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 4 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 4 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 No data available per 1,000 live births
2002 No data available per 1,000 live births
2001 4 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 No data available per 1,000 live births

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 4 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 4 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2000 No data available per 1,000 live births

Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent

Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births

Human development index (HDI rank)
No data available (2001)

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent

Population with access to improved water
2006 No data available percent
2004 100 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 No data available percent
2000 No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 No data available percent
2004 100 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 No data available percent

Literacy - average
No data available percent

Literacy - male
No data available percent

Literacy - female
No data available percent

Landlines telephones
2008 1064 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 1064 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 1056 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 1047 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 1045 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 1036 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 1045 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 922 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 937 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers
2008 625 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 625 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 563 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 530 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 486 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 467 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 461 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 445 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 435 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Internet users
2008 No data available per 1,000 people
2007 No data available per 1,000 people
2006 No data available per 1,000 people
2005 No data available per 1,000 people
2004 No data available per 1,000 people
2003 No data available per 1,000 people
2002 No data available per 1,000 people
2001 No data available per 1,000 people
2000 No data available per 1,000 people

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 Not ranked
2007 Not ranked
2006 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report


ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 No data available current US$
2006 No data available current US$
2005 No data available current US$
2004 No data available current US$
2003 No data available current US$
2002 No data available current US$
2001 No data available current US$
2000 No data available current US$

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP
No data available current US$ billions

Annual GDP growth
2006 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
No data available percent

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available


HEALTH

Physicians
2000-2004 No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004 581 per 100,000 people UNDP 2006
1990-2003 No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2002 No data available per 100,000 people

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 2 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 2 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 2 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 2 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 2 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 3 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 3 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 3 per 100,000 people WHO 2009


CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here
No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available

Landmine casualties per year
2004 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 No data available percent
2003-2004 7.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 8.8 percent UNDP 2005
2001 No data available percent
2000 No data available percent


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