Monaco Archive Site for State Department information prior to January 20, 2001. This site is not updated. The Prince appoints the four-member Government, headed by a Minister of State chosen by the Prince from a list of candidates proposed by France. Each is responsible to the Prince. Legislative power is shared between the Prince and the popularly elected 18-member National Council.
Government officials control both forces.
The principal economic activities are services and banking, light manufacturing, and tourism. The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, and the law and judiciary provide effective means of dealing with individual instances of abuse. The Constitution distinguishes between those rights that are provided for all residents and those that apply only to the approximately 5,000 residents who hold Monegasque nationality. The latter enjoy free education, financial assistance in case of unemployment or illness, and the right to vote and hold elective office. There were no reports of political or other extrajudicial killings.