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Monaco Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Principality of Monaco

        conventional short form:
        Monaco

        local long form:
        Principaute de Monaco

        local short form:
        Monaco

    • Digraph:
      MN

    • Type:
      constitutional monarchy

    • Capital:
      Monaco

    • Administrative divisions:
      4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo

    • Independence:
      1419 (rule by the House of Grimaldi)

    • National holiday:
      National Day, 19 November

    • Constitution:
      17 December 1962

    • Legal system:
      based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

    • Suffrage:
      25 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        Prince RAINIER III (since NA November 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958)

        head of government:
        Minister of State Paul DIJOUD (since NA)

        cabinet:

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        National Council (Conseil National):
        elections last held 24 and 31 January 1993 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) Campora List 15, Medecin List 2, independent 1

    • Judicial branch:
      Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)

    • Political parties and leaders:
      National and Democratic Union (UND); Campora List, Anne-Marie CAMPORA; Medecin List, Jean-Louis MEDECIN

    • Member of:
      ACCT, ECE, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        honorary consulate(s) general:
        Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)

        honorary consulate(s):
        Dallas, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC

    • US diplomatic representation:
      no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille, France, is accredited to Monaco

    • 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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