Names: conventional long form: Principality of Monaco conventional short form: Monaco local long form: Principaute de Monaco local short form: Monaco

Capital City: Monaco

Population: 32,543 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $27,000 (2000 est.)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque

Total Area: total: 1.95 sq km land: 1.95 sq km water: 0 sq km about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Region: Europe

Industries: tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products

Agriculture: none

Resources: none

Labor Force: 41,110 note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2004)

Exports: $656.5 million note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France (2004)

Imports: $636.6 million note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France (2004)

Overview: Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. In 2001, a major construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $19,650 in goods to Monaco. This ranks Monaco 186^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Monaco decreased from the previous year by 10,853,217 a change of -99.82. State exports to Monaco have increased over the last 5 years by $14,050 a change of 250.89%. Missouri exports account for .00%. of all 2007 US exports to Monaco.