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Standard Italian is also a major language in Monaco. Italian nationals make up 19% of the total population. [1]Italian was the ancestral language of the ruling House of Grimaldi, and was the official language of Monaco until 1860, when it was replaced by French. [2]
[13] [14] The official language of Monaco is French. Monégasque, English and Italian are also spoken and understood by many residents. [c] With an area of 2.08 km 2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City. Its population of 38,367 in 2023 makes it the most densely populated sovereign state.
In 1793, Monaco was annexed by France and by 1805, decrees from Napoleon, Emperor of the French, imposed French language instruction and limited the use of other languages. The Grimaldis reestablished a sovereign principality in 1814, but maintained French as the only official language though Italian and Monégasque remained national languages.
The official language of Monaco is French. Monégasque , English and Italian are also spoken and understood by many residents. With an area of 2.08 km 2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City .
French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
52 languages. Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ ... Pages in category "Languages of Monaco" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville [mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mùnegu Autu) [1] is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. [2] Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, [3] it is nicknamed The Rock (French: Le Rocher; Monégasque: A Roca). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a ...