Foreign relations of Monaco

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Monaco actively participates in the United Nations, which it joined in 1993. Monaco also is a member of many international and intergovernmental organizations, including Interpol, UNESCO, and WHO. The International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB) is headquartered in Monaco.

The Principality of Monaco is a sovereign and independent state, linked closely to France by the Treaty of 1918, the text of which has international recognition because it is confirmed by Article 436 of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, which instituted a contractual, bilateral, and reciprocal regime between the two states. The foreign policy of Monaco is one illustration of this accord: France has agreed to defend the independence and sovereignty of Monaco, while the Monegasque Government has agreed to exercise its sovereign rights in conformity with French interests. Since then, the relations between the sovereign states of France and Monaco have been further defined in the Treaty of 1945 and the Agreement of 1963.

Although not a member of the European Union (EU), Monaco is closely associated with the economic apparatus of the EU through its customs union with France and its reliance upon the euro (French franc before January 1999) as its official currency.

Only two European nations, France and Italy have permanent embassies located in the Principality. The Principality has permanent embassies in Belgium, France, Germany, Holy See, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and a permanent mission at the United Nations in New York City. The embassy in Belgium also is accredited to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the European Union, while the embassy in Switzerland provides consular representation to Liechtenstein.

It maintains a network of consulates in 104 cities on every continent (except Antarctica). Besides the presence of the French and Italian embassies, sixty-nine nations have consulates general or consulates accredited in the Principality.

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Monegasque diplomatic missions

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• (English) Official External Relations Website of the Principality of Monaco
• (English) Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations
• (French) Embassy of France in Monte Carlo, Monaco
• (English) Consulate General of Monaco in New York
• (French) Honorary Consulate of Lebanon in Monaco