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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Principality of Monaco
conventional short form:
Monaco
local long form:
Principaute de Monaco
local short form:
Monaco
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| Government type: |
constitutional monarchy
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| Administrative divisions: |
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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| Independence: |
1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi)
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| National holiday: |
National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November
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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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| Suffrage: |
21 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
Prince RAINIER III (since 9 May 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre, son of the monarch (born 14 March 1958)
head of government:
Minister of State Patrick LECLERQUE (since 5 January 2000)
cabinet:
Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch
elections:
none; the monarch 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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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral National Council or Conseil National (18 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held 1 and 8 February 1998 (next to be held NA January 2003)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UND 18
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council)
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| Political parties and leaders: |
National and Democratic Union or UND [leader NA]; National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM [leader NA]; Rally for the Monegasque Family [leader NA]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ECE, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
Monaco does not have an embassy in the US
consulate(s) general:
New York
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to Monaco
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| Flag description: |
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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