Flag of Monaco

🎨 What the flag means

Monaco's flag has two equal stripes: red on top and white below. Red and white have been the colours of the Grimaldi family, who rule Monaco, since at least 1339. The flag does not have an official meaning for each colour. It looks very much like Indonesia's flag, but the shape and the shade of red are different.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

38.9 thousand (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Monaco38.9 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Every year, Formula One race cars zoom through Monaco's streets in the Monaco Grand Prix, one of the original Formula One races.
2. Monaco's coastline is only about 3.8 kilometres long, the shortest of any country that has a coast.
3. Parts of Monaco, like the Le Portier neighbourhood, are built on new land made by filling in the sea.