Monaco

the Princedom Monaco is had in Southern Europe, at coast of Mediterranean sea (length of the belonging Monaco of a water front - 3,5  km). From dry matter the country is surrounded by terrain of France. On distance 20  the km from Monaco passes the French-Italian boundary line.

Monaco consists of three merged cities - Monaco (capital), La-Kondamin and Monte-Carlo. The square - 1,95  sq. km, the population - 30,5  thousand persons, from them subject Monaco (Monegasques) - all 5,5  thousand the Preferential taxation order existing in Monaco, involves here assemblage of the supplied people. However reception monakskogo citizenship is rather hindered, therefore overwhelming majority of inhabitants of the country - foreigners (Frenchmen, Italians, Englishmen, Belgians). Aboriginals of Monaco, the Monegasque, by origin - the Frenchmen who have particulate blent with Italians. A state language of Monaco - French, colloquial - so-called monegasksky a dialect (an admixture of French with Italian). The majority of local population shrives catholicism.

Monaco exists as an independent princedom since 1419. Since 1918 the special contractual attitudes between Monaco and France are issued.

Monaco - one of world tourist centres and the best resorts of the Azure shore (Riviera). The country annually attends to million tourists. The casino complex in Monte-Carlo builted in second half XIX centuries uses the world popularity. The casino the same as also a network of hotels, places of entertainment, beaches, the aquatics centres, belongs to Company of a marine bathing which within last 20 years is under the government control.

Monaco - also the centre of many international organisations (the International hydrographic office, the International academy of tourism), a place of conducting of the international meetings. The oceanographic museum based here in 1899, became the largest centre of researches of the World ocean. In Monaco the most powerful is had also in Europe radio station - Radio of Monte-Carlo.