According to ehistorylib, in 2005, Monaco had an estimated population of 32,430 people with a population growth rate of 0.3%. The economy in 2005 was largely based on banking, finance and tourism, with major exports including financial services and luxury goods. Foreign relations in 2005 were largely focused on economic cooperation with Monaco having strong ties to the European Union and other countries through trade agreements. The politics of Monaco in 2005 were dominated by Prince Albert II who had been elected to office in 2005 after his father’s death. Albert’s government implemented major economic reforms aimed at improving living standards for all Monégasques as well as encouraging foreign investment.
Yearbook 2005
Monaco. According to countryaah, Monaco is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Monaco. The head of state, Prince Rainier III, who has been on the throne since 1949, died in April, 81 years old. After three months of official country grief, his son took the title of Albert II in July. Just before that, the 47-year-old unmarried Albert had contributed to a new scandal in the paraphrased prince Grimaldi when he acknowledged paternity to an extra-marital son.
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POPULATION AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The resident population, distributed over the three contiguous urban areas of Monaco, Monte Carlo and La Condamine, counted, in 1998, 33,000 residents.
Since the currency is the French franc and there are no customs barriers with France, it is not easy to know exact data on the economic situation of the Principality. There are various industries (clothing, microelectronics, electrical materials, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics), recalled by a favorable tax regime; the workers are mostly commuters from France and Italy. But the most important economic sector is the tertiary sector. Monaco has an efficient banking system, which allows capital to be transferred and managed discreetly around the world, and is the registered office of many large and small companies, which are here protected from the legislation of other European countries. Tourism is very active (around 250,000visitors a year) both for the fame of the hotels in Monte Carlo, which attract a select clientele, and for the presence of interesting attractions, such as the Museum of the Oceanographic Institute and the famous Casino. However, the local economic system, due to its particular structure, is quite vulnerable: for some years, therefore, the Principality has been trying to establish a more solid foundation, favoring foreign investment in the transformation activities established in its territory.
