Monaco is a gloriously preposterous principality - the world’s second-smallest sovereign statesqueezed into just 2.02 square kilometers of Mediterranean coastline. This tax haven masquerading as a country has somehow convinced the world that extreme wealth concentration is actually rather charming. Despite being smaller than New York’s Central Park, Monaco punches well above its weight in glamour, Formula 1 racing, and eye-watering prices that could bankrupt small nations.

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