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| | Monaco |
 | | Monaco, small independent principality of Europe, forming an enclave in southeastern France, bordered on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded on the north, east, and west by the French department of Alpes-Maritimes. |
 | | Monaco's principal unit of currency is the French franc, consisting of 100 centimes (5.2 francs equal U.S.$1; 1994). |
 | | By the terms of the Treaty of Vienna, in 1815, the principality was made a protectorate of the kingdom of Sardinia. |
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