Monaco is the capital of the Principality of Monaco, which is located on French Riviera not far from the Italian border at the bottom of the Alps. From the south this small country is washed by the Mediterranean Sea. The Principality of Monaco contains of the merged towns – Monaco (the old city), Monte-Carlo (the shopping centre with the theatres, cinema houses, casinos and other entertainment facilities), La Condamine (the business centre and the port) and Fontvieille (the industrious centre). The principality is governed by the Grimaldi family, the oldest of the European princely families.
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