Monaco

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• France

Monaco in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Monaco is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of Monaco, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city shares the country's name1 of 5
• Borders France1 of 10
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Uses the euro as its currency1 of 25
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177