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Monaco is a principality governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, with Prince Albert II as head of state.[19] Even though Prince Albert II is a constitutional monarch, he still has immense political power.[20] The House of Grimaldi have ruled Monaco, with brief interruptions, since 1297.[21] The official language is French, but Monégasque, Italian, and English are widely spoken and understood.[note 1] The state's sovereignty was officially recognized by the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861, with Monaco becoming a full United Nations voting member in 1993, after much political debate.[10] Despite Monaco's independence and separate foreign policy, its defence is the responsibility of France.[22] However, Monaco does maintain two small military units, totaling 263 officers and men, the Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers, and the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince.
Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railway to France, and the opening of the first casino, Monte Carlo.[25] Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world-famous as a tourist, and recreation center for the rich and famous.[12][26] However, in more recent years Monaco has become a major banking center holding over €100 billion worth of funds,[27] and has successfully sought to diversify its economy into the services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries.[28] The state has no income tax, low business taxes, and is well known for being a tax haven. Monaco boasts the world's highest GDP nominal per capita at $153,177,[5] GDP PPP per capita at $132,571,[5] and GNI per capita at $183,150.[30][31][32] Monaco also has the world's highest life expectancy at nearly 90 years,[33] and the lowest unemployment rate at 0%, with over 48,000 workers who commute from France and Italy each day.[9][35] For the fourth year in a row, Monaco in 2012 had the world's most expensive real estate market, at $58,300 per square metre. According to the CIA World Factbook, Monaco has the world's lowest poverty rate, and the highest number of millionaires and billionaires per capita in the world.
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