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2.08 sq km is equal to 1.29 sq mi (0.80 sq mi) is incorrect in two places on this page 98.206.13.248 (talk) 22:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2.08 sq km is 0.80 sq miles, not 1.29 sq miles. One sq mile is 2.59 sq km RudolfRed (talk) 01:54, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "the International Atomic Energy Agency Environment Labs, the only marine laboratory in the UN structure." to "the International Atomic Energy Agency Marine Environment Laboratories, the only marine laboratories in the UN structure." ^[1] Elliemac30 (talk) 15:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done — hako9 (talk) 16:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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^ https://www.iaea.org/about/organizational-structure/department-of-nuclear-sciences-and-applications/division-of-iaea-marine-environment-laboratories

update the gdp

I would like to recommend updating the GDP as there is a new statistic from the world bank that places it at first instead of second.[1] Freshfruit91 (talk) 01:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Tour de France in Monaco: Currently mentions only one occasion when the bike race has visited Monaco. While this is not incorrect, the race has actually visited Monaco on eight occasions.

I'd suggest the following additional paragraph:

"On many occasions, Monaco has been part of a Tour de France stage route. Notably, the final stage of the 2024 edition featured a stage that began in Monaco. The 33.7 km time trial route took riders from Monaco across the border to Nice. This was a historic occasion, as it marked the first time since 1904 that the Tour de France concluded outside Paris."

Sources: https://www.letour.fr/en/etape-21 and https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2023/a-time-trial-from-monaco-to-nice-to-wrap-up-the-2024-tour-de-france/1308971

Justification: The Monaco–Nice stage from 2024 was both a recent and historical occasion, during which a significant portion of the stage was raced in Monaco. KalmariMari (talk) 11:47, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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A change on the origin of the name 'Monaco' should be made as there is no evidence of a Greek origin. Based on Monaco's official government website:

“Monoikos, a Ligurian town” or Liguria: this is how Hecataeus of Miletus (550-475 B.C.) described Monoikos, a settlement which was very likely founded by a Ligurian tribe whose name, which was probably local, remains unknown. Another etymological idea is that the name Monoikos was derived from the Phoenician or Hebrew words Menihh or Monêhh, which mean “restful”.

There is a tempting hypothesis which traces the etymology of the toponym Monaco back to Hercules. Legend would have it that Hercules, founder of Monaco, was called “solitary” or “having one temple only” (monos-only and oikos-house). But Monoikos as such is found nowhere in Greek literature. Consequently, this explanation for the etymology of Monaco does not hold water, but it does shed light on the links which connect Monaco with the half-God. In fact, the hilly landscape of the future Principality and the paths to get there are reputed to have been traced through by Hercules, who was on his way to accomplish one of his labours. Rainierle (talk) 10:57, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.iaea.org/about/organizational-structure/department-of-nuclear-sciences-and-applications/division-of-iaea-marine-environment-laboratories

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