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Monaco
43.7N 7.4E · 23 EVENTS · 8 DOMAINS
FRANÇOIS GRIMALDI SEIZES THE ROCK OF MONACO · 8 JANUARY 1297
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1911 – present · Sovereignty Tied to France and the Making of the Modern Principality
6 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
28 May 1993 · Monaco joins the United Nations 3 REFS
24 October 2002 · Treaty of 2002 guarantees independence 3 REFS
1793 – 1911 · Revolution, the Cession of 1861 and the Birth of Monte-Carlo
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1793 · Revolutionary France annexes Monaco 2 REFS
2 February 1861 · Cession of Menton and Roquebrune 3 REFS
1419 – 1793 · From Lordship to Principality: Spanish, then French Protection
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1612 · Honoré II takes the title of Prince 2 REFS
14 September 1641 · Treaty of Péronne 3 REFS
1215 – 1419 · The Genoese Fortress and the Coming of the Grimaldi
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
10 June 1215 · Genoa fortifies the Rock 3 REFS
8 January 1297 · Grimaldi seizes the Rock 4 REFS
c. 550 BCE – c. 1200 CE · Monoikos: The Harbour of Hercules
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c. 550–500 BCE · Monoikos named by Hecataeus 2 REFS
c. 300 BCE · The harbour at its height 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Monaco
- Population
- 39,000
- Area
- 2 km²
- Region
- Western Europe
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Demonym
- Monegasque
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$11 B’24 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$288,002’24 WB-WDI
GDP growth
8.5%’24 WB-WDI
Society
Population
38,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
86.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
100.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.1’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
71.5’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
87.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
85.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
72.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
80.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
84.3’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
3.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
8.61’20 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
2.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
88.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
100.0%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Education spending
1.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
120.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
158.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
77.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.0%’05 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
310’05 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
99.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
107’24 WB-ITU
Geography
Land area
2 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.0%’23 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2024 value revised by the publisher: $11 B → $11 B → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2024 value revised by the publisher: $288,001 → $288,002 → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (38,000), superseding 2024 (39,000) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2024 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14