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The Principality of Monaco is located on the French Riviera, between the Mediterranean Sea and France, just a few miles off the French border with Italy. It is a constitutional monarchy and is one of the five European microstates. The others are Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino, and Vatican City. Monaco is a densely populated and extremely affluent county. In fact it is the world’s second smallest country as well as the most densely populated one. It has more millionaires per capita than any other country.

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