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Monaco, a small city-state overlooking the pristine blue waters of the Mediterranean, is a true wonder famed for its glamour and wealth. Better known is Monte Carlo, a neighborhood soaked in sun, money, expensive champagne, and is home to the classy Monte Carlo casino, the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, and several other prestigious events. It is also renowned for the scintillating lives of its glamorous royal family, the Grimaldis.

After scaling Monaco’s steep terraced steps, shiny escalators, and gleaming marble corridors tunneling through the rocks to a series of free public lifts running up and down the hillside (not to mention navigating the 3D road system encircling its towering high rises), you could be forgiven for thinking you’re inside a life-size M.C. Escher illustration of an illusionary maze.

Monaco’s manicured streets presided over by palaces and its lush fountained pars are eminently safe thanks to a prolific police presence backed up by plain-clothed patrollers and omnipresent CCTV cameras.

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Capital:
Monaco

Government:
Constitutional Monarchy

Currency:
euro (EUR)

Area:
1.95 sq km

Population:
32,671 (July 2007 est.)

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

Demonym:
Monégasque or Monegasque

Religion:
Roman Catholic 90%

Time Zone:
UTC +1

Drives on the:
UTC +1

Drives on the:
Right

Electricity:
230V/50Hz (European plug)

Internet TLD:
.mc

Country Code:
377

International Access Code:
00