Monaco
City-state on the French Riviera.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Race to Expand Monaco’s Borders | The B1M | subject | The video presents Monaco as the world’s most densely populated country, hemmed in by France, with 37,000 people and a Grand Prix street circuit. |
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The Race to Expand Monaco’s Borders — The B1M (2025)
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So, Monaco is tiny and I mean tiny. It’s the second smallest country in the world
- Role: subject
- In the video: The video presents Monaco as the world’s most densely populated country, hemmed in by France, with 37,000 people and a Grand Prix street circuit. It recounts that in 1861 Monaco gave up 95 percent of its land and has since grown over 20 percent by reclaiming sea. Its space crisis drives the Mareterra project and the discussion of alternatives such as floating cities.
- Why it matters: The whole argument is about the country’s scarcity of land; it is the setting in which Mareterra makes sense.