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conventional long form: Principality of Monaco
conventional short form:
Monaco
local long form:
Principaute de Monaco
local short form:
Monaco
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constitutional monarchy
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name: Monaco
geographic coordinates:
43 44 N, 7 25 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
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1419 (beginning of permanent rule by the House of Grimaldi)
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National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)
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17 December 1962; modified 2 April 2002
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based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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18 years of age; universal
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chief of state: Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)
head of government:
Minister of State Michel ROGER (since 29 March 2010)
cabinet:
Council of Government under the authority of the monarch
(For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections:
the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government
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unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 3 February 2008 (next to be held in February 2013)
election results:
percent of vote by party - UPM 52.2%, REM 40.5%, Monaco Together 7.3%; seats by party - UPM 21, REM 3
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Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council)
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Monaco Together; Rally and Issues for Monaco or REM; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM)
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CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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chief of mission: Ambassador to the US and Representative to the UN Gilles NOGHES
chancery:
3400 International Drive NW, Suite 2K-100, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 234-1530
FAX:
(202) 552-5778
consulate(s) general:
New York
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the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US ambassador to France, handles routine diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco
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two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors are those of the ruling House of Grimaldi and have been in use since 1339, making the flag one of the world's oldest national banners
note:
similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red
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