Monaco
Monaco Population and capital
Population
According to
Countryaah website, Monaco has about 35,500 residents. However, around 30,000 French and 5,000
Italians come to the city-state every day to work.
Ethnic composition
The population of Monaco is made up of around 47% French, 17% Italian, 15%
Monegasque and 3% German.
Religion
About 90% of the residents of Monaco are Catholic.
National languages Monegasque
is mainly spoken in Monaco. This language is a Romance dialect. French is also
spoken in Monaco.
Capital
Monaco is a city-state and has no capital. However, the Prince's palace and
numerous administrative and government buildings are located in the Monaco-Ville district.
With around 16,000 residents per km², the city-state also has one of the
highest densities in the world. Monte Carlo is also a district of Monaco known
for its casinos, beach and local celebrities.
Monaco: map
Land border, length of coastline, tidal range
Defined by DigoPaul, Monaco has only one border, namely with France - with a length of
approx. 4.5 km and a coastline to the Mediterranean Sea of approx. 4.1 km. The
tidal range on the coast and the port of the state is only a little more than a
decimeter.
Area and population density
The Principality of Monaco lies on the edge of the French Maritime Alps and
covers an area of only 202 hectares; that is 2.02 km². The state has a
population density of around 16,750 people per km², making it the state with the
highest population density in the world, ahead of Singapore.
In 1966, Prince Rainier III. started to increase the area of the land through
landfills. In 19821 the then Crown Prince laid the foundation stone for the new
city district on an area of around 40 hectares - Fontvieille.
Longitude and latitude
Monaco is roughly at the following latitude (abbreviation φ) and longitude
(abbreviation λ):
| φ = 44 ° north latitude
λ = 008 ° east longitude |
You can find detailed information on this subject under: Geographical
longitude and latitude.
Time
For Monaco, the following value applies to Central European Time (CET).
More detailed explanations of the time can be found under: Time zones,
time.
Highest point of the sun in Monaco
Monaco lies at a northern latitude of around φ = 44 °. If the sun is at the
tropic, i.e. at δ = 23.5 °, summer will start in Monaco on June 21. Then for the
highest position of the sun at noon, according to Eq. 1 (see position of the sun).
44 ° = (90 ° - h) + 23.5 °
so:
At 69.5 °, the sun in Monaco has the highest level of the entire year above
the horizon (more precisely: above the horizon).
mountains
Mont Angel
The Mont Angel with a height of 1,148 m lies on the border between France and
Monaco. The highest part of the mountain in the Monaco area is at an altitude of
161 m and is the highest point in Monaco.
It is located on the Chemin des Révoires, a path on the slope of the mountain.
The Mediterranean
Monaco borders the Mediterranean Sea for around 4.1 km.
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