Friday, September 12, 2008

MONACO

Name: Monaco.
Location: western Europe south coast of France.
Climate: Mediterranean with mild wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Population: 31842 people.
Famous for: as a tourist and recreation centre.
History: Monaco was re-founded in 1228 as a colony of Genoa.
Things to see: oceanographic museum and aquarium, wax museum of the Princes of Monaco.
Source: www.wikipedia.org
Monaco lies on the Western Europe south coast of France. Monaco is a small country in Europe, and the distinction between the State and City of Monaco is purely theoretical. The state in fact consists of only one municipality (commune). The climate of Monaco is Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Monaco (Monaco-Ville), the old city on a rocky promontory extending into the Mediterranean, known as the Rock of Monaco, or simply le Roche (the rock), where the palace is located. The population in Monaco is 31842 people. This is because; Monaco is the world’s most densely populated sovereign country, and the world's smallest French-speaking country. Monaco is famous as a tourist and recreation centre. Following a land grant from Emperor Henry VI in 1191, Monaco was re-founded in 1228 as a colony of Genoa. Monaco has been ruled by the House of Grimaldi since 1297, when François Grimaldi ("Malizia", Italian for "The Malicious") and his men captured the fortress protecting the famous Rock of Monaco while he was dressed as a Franciscan monk —; or, in Italian Monaco, although this is a coincidence as the area was already known by this name. principality with Prince Albert 2 as head of State founded in1228 by house of Grimaldi. In monaco we can see oceonographic museum and aquarium, wax museum of the Princes of Monaco. Source from www.wikipedia.org
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