Monaco (; ), officially the
Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign
city-state and
microstate, located on the
French Riviera in
Western Europe.
France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the
Mediterranean Sea. Monaco has an area of and a population of about 37,800; it is the
second smallest and the most
densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a
land border of , a
coastline of , and a width that varies between . The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named
Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of
Mont Agel, in the
Les Révoires Ward, which is
above sea level. Monaco's most populous
Quartier is
Monte Carlo and the most populous
Ward is
Larvotto/Bas Moulins. Through
land reclamation, Monaco's land mass has
expanded by twenty percent. Although small, Monaco is very old and quite well known, especially because of its status as a playground for the rich and famous, who are a spectacle for tourists and an economic engine in the Mediterranean. In 2014 it was noted about 30% of the population was made up of millionaires, similar to
Zürich or
Geneva.