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Monaco, [a] officially the Principality of Monaco, [b] is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west.
The first four overseas departments were created in 1946 and preceded the four overseas regions, Mayotte became a DOM in 2011. The dual structure of overseas region and overseas department, with two separate assemblies administering the same territory, results from the extension of the regional scheme to the overseas departments in the 1970s.
The overseas regions administratively consist of only one department each and hence also have the status of overseas departments. Most administrative regions also have the status of regional territorial collectivities , which comes with a local government , with departmental and communal collectivities below the region level.
The department of Bas-Rhin and parts of Meurthe, Moselle, Vosges and Haut-Rhin were ceded to the German Empire in 1871 following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. A small part of Haut-Rhin, however, remained French and became known as the Territoire de Belfort ; the remaining parts of Meurthe and Moselle were merged into a new Meurthe ...
Today, Monaco is divided into 9 wards, which are grouped into 4 quartiers. The quarter of Monte Carlo was served by tramways from 1898 to 1931. It linked all parts of Monaco (see transportation in Monaco). In 2003 a new cruise ship pier was completed in the harbour at Monte Carlo.
The Department of Finance and Economy of Principality of Monaco (French: Département des Finances et de l'Economie) is a governmental agency in Monaco in charge of the public finances of the state. [1] The department is led by the Government Consellor for Finance and Economy.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Principality of Monaco (French: Département des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération) is a governmental agency in Monaco in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of the state.
The minister of the Department of the Interior is appointed by the prince of Monaco for one five-year term, and is mainly responsible for both policing and military activity within Monaco. [12] Ministers of the Department of the Interior (conseiller de gouvernement pour l'Intérieur): Philippe Deslandes (2001−2006) Paul Masseron (2006–2011)