Red and white lozenges (diamond shapes); national colors: red, white.
Title | "A Marcia de Muneghu" (The March of Monaco) |
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Lyric/music | Louis NOTARI/Charles ALBRECHT |
Date of Independence | 1419 (beginning of permanent rule by the House of GRIMALDI) |
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National holiday | National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857) |
Legal system | civil law system influenced by French legal tradition |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962 |
Amendments | Proposed by joint agreement of the chief of state (the prince) and the National Council; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of National Council members; amended 2002 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | the father must be a citizen of Monaco; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen and father unknown |
Dual citizenship recognized | no |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 10 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005) |
Head of government | Minister of State Didier GUILLAUME (since 2 September 2024) |
Cabinet | Council of Government under the authority of the monarch |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 8 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 5 February 2023 (next to be held in February 2028) |
Election results | Percent of vote by coalition - Monegasque National Union 100%; seats by coalition - Monegasque National Union 24; composition - men 13, women 11, percent of women 45.8% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court (consists of 5 permanent members and 2 substitutes) |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court members appointed by the monarch upon the proposals of the National Council, State Council, Crown Council, Court of Appeal, and Trial Court |
Subordinate courts | Court of Appeal; Civil Court of First Instance |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Maguy MACCARIO DOYLE (since 3 December 2013) |
Chancery | 888 17th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 234-1530 |
FAX | [1] (202) 244-7656 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://monacodc.org/index.html |
Consulate(s) general | New York |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US Ambassador to France, handles diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco; +(33)(1) 43-12-22-22, enter zero "0" after the automated greeting; US Embassy Paris, 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France |
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