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Monaco

French words: Monaco , Principauté de Monaco
alternative words: Principality of Monaco
keywords: french riviera , sea , southern france , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.monte-carlo.mc , http://www.visitmonaco.com
explanation: Located in south-east of France on the Mediterranean coast near Italian border, Monaco is the second smallest country in the world. It was founded in 1215 as a Genoa's colony and Grimaldi house has controlled Monaco since 1297. Rainier III married a Hollywood star Grace Kelly in 1956. Having no income tax, Monaco organizes many activities to attract tourists such as, Grand Prix de Monaco, Rally Monte Carlo, Football (As Monaco), Casino, Opera etc. The current sovereign is Albert II and the population 32500.


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