Rainier III :

The longest personal reign of the princes of Monaco: 56 years

16 726 sovereign orders

an area peacefully increased by almost a quarter: 31 HA GAINED ON THE SEA (including 22 for Fontvieille)

a territory sewn up thanks to the undergrounding of the railroad (1964 & 1999)

a new constitution, in 1962revised in 2002(97 articles against 58 in that of 1911)

the abolition of the death penalty 19 YEARS before France

international recognition: membership in the UN in 1992 and the Council of Europe in 2004

new diplomatic relations with France: convention of 1963 and treaty of 2002

62 television festivals (created in 1961)

29 circus festivals (created in 1974)

international telephone code +377 in 1996