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Principality of Monaco

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Head of state
Albert IISovereign Prince
Head of government
Christophe MirmandMinister of State · since 21 Jul 2025
System
Semi-constitutional monarchyCapital: Monaco
UN e-government rank
82 of 193EGDI 2024

Monaco is a semi-constitutional monarchy[1]. The head of state is Sovereign Prince Albert II[3][4]. The government is led by Minister of State Christophe Mirmand, in office since 21 Jul 2025[5][6]. Govpedia records 6 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Monaco
Region
Western Europe
Area
2.02 km²
Language
French
Currency
Euro (€)
People
Monegasque
Borders
France
Calling code
+377
Internet domain
.mc

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Verified

Albert II

Sovereign Prince · 6 Apr 2005 – present[3][4]

Succeeded his father, Prince Rainier III, on his death on 6 April 2005; the accession was celebrated on 12 July 2005.

Executive

Princely Government (Minister of State Christophe Mirmand)

6 of 6 verified on official pages

The Government is the Minister of State and five Government Councillor-Ministers, appointed by the Sovereign Prince. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[14]

2024

0.717rank 82 of 193

  • Online services0.484
  • Human capital0.751
  • Telecom infrastructure0.917

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Frédéric Cottalorda takes office as Government Councillor-Minister of Finance and Economy (Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.831 of 26 March 2026), succeeding Pierre-André Chiappori.[10][11]

    Sourced

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Christophe Mirmand takes office as Minister of State, appointed by Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.290 of 2 July 2025; he succeeds acting Minister of State Isabelle Berro-Amadeï.[5][6]

    Verified

  3. 10 Jan 2025

    Isabelle Berro-Amadeï becomes acting Minister of State.[6]

    Verified

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Albert II

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    The Minister of State

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    H.E. Christophe Mirmand appointed Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco as of 21 July 2025

    Embassy of the Principality of Monaco in GermanyOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    The Government

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    Ministry of Interior

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  10. [10]
    The Minister of Finance and Economy

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  11. [11]
    Frédéric Cottalorda appointed Monaco's new Minister of Finance and the Economy

    Monaco LifeNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  12. [12]
    Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  13. [13]
    Ministry of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development

    Government of the Principality of MonacoOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  14. [14]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026