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The Place of the Principality of Monaco in the International Community}
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Country:     Monaco
Book:        The Principality of Monaco: an Independent Sovereign State
Author:      Tourist and Convention Board
Affiliation: Embassy of Monaco, Washington DC
Date:        1990

The Place of the Principality of Monaco in the International Community

[See View of the Coast: Courtesy Embassy of Monaco, Washington DC.]

     As an independent sovereign State, the Principality has developed its
relationships with the international community, and is today a member of
various international organizations.

United Nations Agencies

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(U.N.E.S.C.O)
World Health Organization (W.H.O.)
Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)
International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.)
International Telecommunications Union (I.T.U.)
General Council of Fisheries for the Mediterranean
(F.A.O.)
World Copyright Organization (W.C.O.)

Intergovernmental Organizations

International Bureau of Exhibitions

International Hydrographic Bureau
(formed in 1921 its headquarters are in Monaco:
7 Av. Pres. JF. Kennedy, Tel. 93 50 65 87)

International Commission for the Scientific
Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (I.C.S.E.M.S.)
(formed in 1919 ist headquarters
are in Monaco:
16, Boulevard de Suisse,
Tel. 93 30 38 79)

RA.MO.GE Agreement of 1976
(Centre Scientifique de Monaco,
16, Boulevard de Suisse,
Tel. 93 30 33 71)

Non-governmental Organizations

International Criminal Police Organization
(Interpol)

International Red Cross Committee
(Croix-Rouge Monegasque:
27, Bd de Suisse, Monte-Carlo, Tel. 93 50 67 01)

International Association of French-speaking
Congress Towns

International Geodesic and Geophysical Union

International Council of Scientific Unions

Union of International Associations

International Association of Congress Halls

European Federation of Congress Towns

International Theatre Institute

European Tourism Commission

International Academy of Tourism
(4, Rue des Iris, Monte-Carlo, Tel. 93 30 97 68).

International Communications

     General information concerning the Principality of Monaco is put out by
the

Centre de Presse
(2a, Bd des Moulins, Monte-Carlo. Tel. 93 30 42 27),

     There are also two broadcasting stations:

Radio Monte Carlo(R.M.C.)
La Maison de la Radio
(16, Bd Princesse Charlotte, Monte-Carlo, Tel. 93 50 52 52)

     houses studios and an important library of recordings and there are two
radio transmitters:

     - one on the Plateau de Fontbonne, altitude 800 metres, broadcasting on
the shortwave band in 24 foreign languages on the medium waveband
(205 m - 146 KC) and on frequency modulation.

     - on the Plateau du Col de la Madone, altitude 1,000 metres, broadcasting
on the longwave band (1400 m - 218 KC).

Tele Monte Carlo (T.M.C.)
(16, Bd Princesse Charlotte, Monte-Carlo,
Tel. 93 50 59 40 - UHF channel 30 VHF channel 8)

     Inaugurated on 20th November 1854, Tele Monte Carlo uses the French
system for its transmissions in French and the European system for its
broadcasts in Italian. The transmitters are located on the summit of Mont
Agel.