Relationship dossier
France
Monaco
Relationship assessment
Treaty-based partnership with extensive political, customs and monetary integration
France toward Monaco
+85France’s treaty relationship with Monaco includes commitments to respect and support the principality’s sovereignty and independence. France also maintains close institutional cooperation with Monaco, including through shared customs and monetary arrangements.
Monaco toward France
+85Monaco consults France on foreign policy matters affecting their shared interests and maintains close practical cooperation with the French government. Its customs and monetary arrangements also reflect substantial integration with France.
Overall relationship
+90The bilateral relationship is structured by treaty commitments and deep practical integration, including foreign-policy consultation and customs and monetary arrangements. These durable features support a close partnership, while Monaco retains sovereign status.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
France and Monaco maintain an unusually close relationship grounded in treaty commitments and extensive practical integration. France undertakes to respect and support Monaco’s sovereignty and independence, while Monaco consults France on foreign policy matters affecting shared interests. The countries also have customs and monetary arrangements and cooperate across a range of government matters.
Key developments
France and Monaco signed a treaty revising their bilateral relationship and providing for continued consultation and cooperation while affirming Monaco’s sovereignty and independence.
Major uncertainties
- The precise scope and current implementation of individual bilateral cooperation arrangements are unclear.