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fiogf49gjkf0d MONACO IS SECOND ONLY TO THE VATICAN AS THE SMALLEST
INDEPENDENT STATE IN EUROPE. SITUATED ON THE MEDITERRANEAN
COAST OF FRANCE JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE ITALIAN BORDER.
IT IS A PRINCIPALITY COVERING A TOTAL AREA OF 1.9 SQ. KM.
MONACO IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE AREAS: THE ROCK, THE CONDAMINE,
MONTE CARLO, FONTVIELLE AND MONEGHETTI.
THE ROCK CONTAINS THE TOWN, AND IS A HEADLAND THAT
STRETCHES OUT INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. MONACO ALSO HAS A
BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HARBOUR IN THE CONDAMINE. MONACO DRAWS
VISITORS TO ITS BEACHES AND MOORING FACILITIES.
THE COUNTRY IS A NARROW RIBBON OF COASTLINE BACKED BY THE ALPES
MARITIMES FOOTHILLS, CREATING A NATURAL AMPHITHEATER OVERLOOKING
THE SEA.
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