Monaco
Monaco · Western Europe
Monaco is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Monaco, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is French.
With a population of roughly 36,000 people spread over 2 km², Monaco is the 190th most populous country in the world and the 194th largest by area. That works out at about 18,000 people per square kilometre.
Monaco shares land borders with France — its only land neighbour. Its largest urban centres are Monaco, Monte Carlo and La Condamine. The highest point in the country is Chemin des Révoires, at 161 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Vatican City, while its population is closest to that of San Marino.
- Capital
- Monaco
- Region
- Western Europe
- Population
- 36,000
- Area
- 2 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- French
- Highest point
- Chemin des Révoires
161 m - Land borders
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Monaco: things worth knowing
- Monaco is the second smallest country in the world and the most densely populated.
- It has expanded its territory by around 20% since the 1960s by reclaiming land from the sea.
- The Monaco Grand Prix is run on public streets that are returned to normal traffic within days.
Monaco in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Monaco ranks 42nd among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.