Place details
Place nameMonaco
Other namesPrincipauté de Monaco, Principality of Monaco, Mónaco, Mônaco, MCO, MC, ISO492, MN00, Monegasque, Monacan, Monaguesque, Monégasque
Latitude43.733
Longitude7.417
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Small nation located on Mediterranean Riviera; area had Stone Age settlements; known to Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians & Romans; Genoese claimed it in 1191; Grimaldi family reign began in 1297 & continues today; generally has been allied with France; official language is French, though Italian is also spoken.
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