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Capital city Monaco |
International organization participation ACCT, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO |
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council) |
Legal system based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms) |
Legislative branch > Election results percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3 |
Legislative branch > Elections last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held February 2008) |
National holiday National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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22% |
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[18th of 143]
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political parties > Dominant party
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Political parties and leaders National and Democratic Union or UND [Guy MAGNAN]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM) |
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Prime minister
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Jean-Paul Proust |
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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20.8 %
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[51st of 174]
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Status democracy |
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal |
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Trademarks, nonresidents
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219
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[50th of 99]
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Trademarks, residents
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310
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[44th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
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none |
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UN membership date
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28 May. 1993 |
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United Nations mission http://www.un.int/monaco/ |