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Monaco Cities with Hotels
 Monaco, small independent principality of
Europe, forming an enclave in southeastern
France, bordered on the south by the
Mediterranean Sea and surrounded on the north, east, and west by the French
department of Alpes-Maritimes. The principality, which lies east of Nice, is a
famous resort. The country is 1.95 sq km (0.75 sq mi) in area. The population
(1982 census) was 29,876. Monaco has one of the highest population densities of
any country in the world, 15,321 persons per sq km (39,835 per sq mi) in 1989.
The principality is composed of four districts: Monaco, the capital; La Condamine; Monte Carlo; and Fontvieille.
 Some of the hotels, motels and resorts available for booking
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Sheraton, Hilton, Best Western, Hyatt and Hyatt Regency, Wyndham Inn, Ritz and
Ritz Carlton, Days Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, La Quinta Inns, Comfort Inn and
Comfort Suite, Embassy Suites, Quality Inn, Radisson Inn, Sleep Inn, Numerous
Resorts and Resort Villas throughout the globe, along with Plaza and Plaza
Suites and and array of private and Golf Clubs and Golf Resorts.
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The official language of the country is
French, although a number of people speak Mon้gasque, a mixture of French
and Italian. Italian and English are also spoken. The commune of Monaco,
located on a rocky promontory, is an ancient fortified town. Among its
points of interest are a cathedral, a palace in the medieval and Renaissance
styles, and an oceanographical museum, established in 1910 by Prince Albert
I. The Monte Carlo Opera and Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra are here;
the Monaco Grand Prix and Monte-Carlo Rally are popular annual
automobile-racing events.
Economy
The principal occupations in Monaco are connected with the
tourist trade, the economic foundation of the state. The sale of postage
stamps and tobacco, banking and insurance, and the manufacture of
pharmaceuticals and chemicals, electronic equipment, cosmetics, paper and
cards, clothing and textiles, and plastic goods are also of economic
importance. In the late 1980s annual budget figures showed about $414
million in revenue, and expenditure of about $406 million. A major source of
revenue is the great gambling casino at Monte Carlo. The economy of Monaco
relies heavily on migrant labor, mainly from France and Italy. Monaco's
principal unit of currency is the French franc, consisting of 100 centimes
(5.2 francs equal U.S.$1; 1994).
Government
A new constitution greatly reducing the power of the
sovereign was granted to the principality of Monaco by Prince Rainier III in
1962. Legislative authority is shared by the prince and the National Council
of 18 members, elected by universal suffrage for 5-year terms. The executive
branch consists of the prince and a small Council of Government headed by a
minister of state who is traditionally French. The leading political party
is the National and Democratic Union.
History
In 1297 the principality was acquired by the house of
Grimaldi, a Genoese family. In 1793, during the French Revolution, the
Grimaldi were dispossessed and their principality was annexed by France. By
the terms of the Treaty of Vienna, in 1815, the principality was made a
protectorate of the kingdom of Sardinia. In 1861 Monaco was restored as an
independent state under the guardianship of France. Monaco was granted a
constitution by Prince Albert I in 1911. In 1993 Monaco was admitted to the
United Nations.
"Monaco," Microsoftฎ Encartaฎ 97 Encyclopedia.
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