Monaco: Facts & Stats

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Last Updated: Dec 01, 2025

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Also Known As	Principauté de Monaco • Principality of Monaco
Head Of Government¹	Minister of State: Pierre Dartout, assisted by the Council of Government
Capital	See footnote 2.
Population	(2025 est.) 38,600
Head Of State	Prince: Albert II
Form Of Government	constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Council [24])
Official Language	French
Official Religion	Roman Catholicism
Official Name	Principauté de Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
Total Area (Sq Km)	2.1
Total Area (Sq Mi)	0.8
Monetary Unit	euro (€)³
Population Rank	(2025) 218
Population Projection 2030	39,800
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 48,250
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 21,444
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 100% • Rural: (2024) 0%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2023–2024) 84 years • Female: (2023–2024) 90.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2019) 7,424
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2019) 192,848
¹Under the authority of the prince.²The principality is a single administrative unit, and no separate area within it is distinguished as capital.³Monaco uses the euro as its official currency, even though it is not a member of the EU.