or Monegasque(s); adjective--Monacan
or Monegasque

_#_Ethnic divisions: French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other
21%

_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 95%

_#_Language: French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque

_#_Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

_#_Labor force: NA

_#_Organized labor: 4,000 members in 35 unions

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Principality of Monaco

_#_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

_#_Constitution: 17 December 1962

_#_Legal system: based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

_#_National holiday: National Day, 19 November

_#_Executive branch: prince, minister of state, Council of Government
(cabinet)

_#_Legislative branch: National Council (Conseil National)

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme)

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--Prince RAINIER III (since November 1949); Heir
Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958);

Head of Government Minister of State Jean AUSSEIL (since 10
September 1985)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
National and Democratic Union (UND),
Democratic Union Movement (MUD),
Monaco Action,
Monegasque Socialist Party (PSM)

_#_Suffrage: universal adult at age 25

_#_Elections:

National Council--last held on 24 January 1988 (next to be held 24
January 1993);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(18 total) UND 18

_#_Member of: ACCT, CSCE, ICAO, IMF (observer), IMO, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO

_#_Diplomatic representation: Monaco maintains honorary consulates
general in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, and San
Francisco, and honorary consulates in Dallas, Honolulu, Palm Beach,
Philadelphia, and Washington;

US--no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille,
France, is accredited to Monaco; Consul General R. Susan WOOD; Consulate
General at 12 Boulevard Paul Peytral, 13286 Marseille Cedex (mailing
address APO NY 09777); telephone [33] (91) 549-200

_#_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

_*_Econom