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___MASK98___ , officially the Principality of ___MASK98___ , is a sovereign city - state and microstate , located on the French Riviera in Western Europe . France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean ___MASK89___ . ___MASK98___ has an area of and a population of about 37 , 800 ; it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world . ___MASK98___ has a land border of , a coastline of , and a width that varies between . The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel , in the Les Révoires " Ward ", which is above ___MASK89___ level . ___MASK98___ ' s most populous " Quartier " is Monte Carlo and the most populous " Ward " is Larvotto / Bas Moulins . Through land reclamation , ___MASK98___ ' s land mass has expanded by twenty percent . ___MASK98___ is known as a playground for the rich and famous , due to its tax laws . In 2014 , it was noted about 30 % of the population was made up of millionaires , more than in Zürich or Geneva . Land reclamation , usually known as reclamation , and also known as land fill ( not to be confused with a landfill ), is the process of creating new land from ___MASK6___ , riverbeds , or lake beds . The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill . Jean - Paul Proust ( 3 March 1940 -- 7 / 8 April 2010 ) was a French and Monegasque civil servant . He served as the Minister of State of ___MASK98___ . ___MASK90___ , officially the ___MASK37___ , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK90___ extends from the Mediterranean ___MASK89___ to the English Channel and the North ___MASK89___ , and from the Rhine to the ___MASK59___ . Overseas ___MASK90___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK90___ spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include ___MASK45___ , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . ___MASK67___ (, , , ) is the second ___MASK30___ populous city in Switzerland ( after ___MASK28___ ) and is the ___MASK30___ populous city of Romandy , the French - speaking part of Switzerland . Situated where the Rhône exits ___MASK81___ , it is the capital of the Republic and ___MASK3___ of ___MASK67___ . The Mediterranean ___MASK89___ ( pronounced ) is a ___MASK89___ connected to the ___MASK59___ , surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land : on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia , on the south by North Africa , and on the east by the Levant . The ___MASK89___ is sometimes considered a part of the ___MASK59___ , although it is usually identified as a separate body of water . The Chemin des Révoires is a pathway within Les Révoires district of the Principality of ___MASK98___ . ___MASK85___ (, or colloquially " Monte - Carl ", ; Monégasque : " Monte - Carlu ") officially refers to an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco , specifically the ward of ___MASK85___ / Spélugues , where the ___MASK85___ Casino is located . Informally the name also refers to a larger district , the ___MASK85___ Quarter ( corresponding to the former municipality of ___MASK85___ ), which besides ___MASK85___ / Spélugues also includes the wards of La Rousse / Saint ___MASK73___ , Larvotto / Bas Moulins , and Saint Michel . The permanent population of the ward of ___MASK85___ is about 3 , 500 , while that of the quarter is about 15 , 000 . Monaco has four traditional quarters . From west to east they are : Fontvieille ( the newest ), Monaco - Ville ( the oldest ), La Condamine , and ___MASK85___ . A city - state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as ___MASK62___ , ___MASK1___ , Carthage , and the Italian city - states during the Renaissance  but today only a handful of sovereign city - states exist , with some disagreement as to which are city - states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to ___MASK20___ , Monaco , and Vatican City . Larvotto is the easternmost Ward in the Principality of ___MASK98___ . Larvotto was incorporated in ___MASK85___ . ___MASK70___ is a mountain located on the border between France and ___MASK98___ . The summit of this mount , at above ___MASK89___ level , is situated on the French side , but the highest point of ___MASK98___ , lying on a pathway named Chemin des Révoires , is situated on its slopes , at an altitude of 161 metres ( 528 feet ). Les Révoires is a north eastern residential and tourist area ; part of the traditional " Quartier " of La Condamine in the Principality of ___MASK98___ . It is also one of the ten modern administrative " Wards " of ___MASK98___ . The Côte d ' Azur (" Coast of Azure "), often known in English as the ___MASK84___ , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France , also including the sovereign state of ___MASK98___ . There is no official boundary , but it is usually considered to extend from the Italian border ( Italian Riviera ) in the east to Saint - Tropez , Hyères , Toulon , or Cassis in the west .