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- Government
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- Long-form name: Principality of Monaco
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- Type: constitutional monarchy
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- Capital: Monaco
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- Administrative divisions: 4 quarters (quartiers, singular -
- quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
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- Independence: 1419, rule by the House of Grimaldi
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- Constitution: 17 December 1962
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- Legal system: based on French law; has not accepted compulsory
- ICJ jurisdiction
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- National holiday: National Day, 19 November
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- Executive branch: prince, minister of state, Council of
- Government (cabinet)
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- Legislative branch: National Council (Conseil National)
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State: Prince RAINIER III (since November 1949);
- Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14
- March 1958)
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- Head of Government: Minister of State Jean AUSSEIL (since 16
- September 1985)
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- Political parties and leaders: National and Democratic Union
- (UND), Democratic Union Movement (MUD), Monaco Action,
- Monegasque Socialist Party (PSM)
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- Suffrage: universal adult at age 25
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- Elections:
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- National Council: last held on 24 January 1988 (next to be
- held 24 January 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA;
- seats - (18 total) UND 18
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- Member of: ACCT, CSCE, IAEA, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO,
- INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN (observer),
- UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
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- Diplomatic representation: Monaco maintains honorary consulates
- general in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York,
- and San Francisco, and honorary consulates in Dallas, Honolulu,
- Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington
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- US: no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in
- Marseille, France, is accredited to Monaco; Consul General R.
- Susan WOOD; Consulate General at 12 Boulevard Paul Peytral,
- 13286 Marseille Cedex (mailing address APO AE 09777); telephone
- [33] (91) 549-200
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- Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white;
- similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag
- of Poland which is white (top) and red
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