Monaco is a small monarchy in southerm Europe, on the Cote d'Azur in France. The royal family, the Grimaldi, originally came frm Genoa. lts nearest neighbour is France an it is about 16 km and from Italy. It has an area of less then 2 km and a population of about 33,000. It takes less than an hour to walk from one end of the country to the other!
Monaco is the world's smallest French-speaking country but there are also many English and Italian speakers there. It is famous for its Formula 1 Grand Prix, one of the oldest car races in the world, its large marina, its casinos and hotels and its glamorous royal family. Monaco has a red and white flag.