Customs, postal services, telecommunications, and banking in Monaco are governed by an economic and customs union with France. The official currency is the euro. Monaco is noted for its activity in the field of marine sciences. Its Oceanographic Museum, formerly directed by Jacques Cousteau, is one of the most renowned institutions of its kind in the world. Monaco imports and exports products and services from all over the world.
There is no commercial agriculture in Monaco. Per capita purchasing power parity GDP est. Work force , 41, : Private sector , Public sector , Services Banking Tourism and hotel Retail Construction and public works Industry Agricultural products: None.
Industry: Types --tourism, construction, chemicals, food products, plastics, precision instruments, cosmetics, ceramics. Note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France. As in other EMU states, euros minted in Monaco have special Monegasque features on one side of the coin.
The Principality of Monaco is the second-smallest independent state in the world, after Vatican City. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, 18 kilometers 11 mi. Monaco is divided into four sections: Monaco-Ville, the old city on a rocky promontory extending into the Mediterranean; La Condamine, the section along the port; Monte-Carlo, the principal residential and resort area; and Fontvieille, a newly constructed area reclaimed from the sea.
The principality is noted for its beautiful natural scenery and mild, sunny climate. Area : 1. Cities : Capital -- Monaco-Ville, pop. Terrain : Hilly. Climate : Mediterranean. Monaco has been governed as a constitutional monarchy since , with the Prince as chief of state.
The Principality of Monaco has given itself the means to tackle a major constraint: the lack of space. Thus, Monaco has enlarged its territory land reclaimed from the sea. The most important expansion operation was the creation in of the Fontvieille open area, the industrial heart of the Principality.
The Principality is continuing this strategy by investing more than a third of its budget in important sites, implementing state-of-the-art technology. Such examples include the underground construction of the railway station, enabling the freeing of land for development where the former railway lines once ran, and the extension of the Hercule port with a semi-floating breakwater. Land freed up from where the former train system ran has allowed many parts of the Principality to become available for construction.
A new Yacht Club is on track to be finished by the end of The second phase of the Port Hercule expansion is now underway as well. Furthermore, a double-skycraper is being built in the Monte-Carlo area. The building will be a mix of habitation and work office. Mountainous relief, a seismic area, the reclaiming of land from the sea… so many difficulties have been overcome thanks to complex and innovative technology, developed with constant concern for preservation of the environment and carried out within a framework of long-lasting development.
A rich source of company know-how The Principality of Monaco generated a A dense and unexpected industrial structure In an astonishing way, Monaco has encouraged the development of industries which have been able to adapt to local constraints: located right in the center of urban areas, manufacturing workshops are constructed in high-rise buildings. Showing 1 to 5. Economy of Monaco Monaco, situated on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate.
The Principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service.
Living standards are high and roughly comparable to those in the prosperous French metropolitan areas. Monaco does not publish national income figures; the estimates below are extremely rough. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with the opening of the rail link to France and a casino. Monaco's economy is now primarily geared toward finance, commerce, and tourism. Monaco is noted for its activity in the field of marine sciences. Its Oceanographic Museum, formerly directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, is one of the most renowned institutions of its kind in the world.
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