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Monaco

Principauté de Monaco

Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)

Military - note

by treaty, France is responsible for defending the independence and sovereignty of Monaco

Military and security forces

no regular military forces; Prince’s Company of Carabiniers (Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince, Police Department (Direction de la Sûreté Publique), Fire and Emergency Service (Corps des Sapeurs-pompiers de Monaco) (2025)

note: the primary responsibility for the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince is guarding the palace; the Police maintain public order