Monaco

Monaco

Monaco ranks 141st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Togo, Suriname, and Guadeloupe. Memorable people born in present day Monaco include Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Caroline, Princess of Hanover. Memorable people who died in Monaco include Grace Kelly, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Auguste Escoffier. Monaco has been the birth place of many noblemen, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors.

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate in Western Europe. Situated on the French Riviera, it is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east, and west, with the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Italian region of Liguria is about 15 km (9.3 mi) east. With a population of 38,423 living in an area of 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City, as well as the most densely populated. It also has the world's shortest national coastline of any non-landlocked nation, at 3.83 km (2.38 mi). Fewer than 10,000 of its residents are Monégasque nationals. While the official language of Monaco is French, Italian and Monégasque are also widely spoken and understood. Read more on Wikipedia