Public Services (Monaco)

Public Force
La Force publique (French)
Service branches
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefAlbert II
Minister of the InteriorPatrice Cellario
Superior Commander of the Public ServicesColonel Tony Varo[1]
Personnel
ConscriptionNone
Active personnel250
A member of the Prince's Company on guard at the Prince's Palace

The Public Force (French: La Force Publique)[2] are the military force of Monaco. However, the country has a very limited military capability and depends almost entirely upon its larger neighbour, France, for defence.[3][4] In total, there are over 250 people employed as military personnel in some form.[5][6] There is no conscription in Monaco.

Its branches are the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince and the Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Monaco.

  1. ^ "FORCE PUBLIQUE". cloud.gouv.mc (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Annuaire Officiel - Force Publique". Government of Monaco. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ Matt Rosenberg. "17 Small Countries of Less Than 200 Square Miles". About. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Military in Monaco, Monaco Defense – Allo' Expat Monaco". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ^ Les moyens. gouv.mc
  6. ^ Carabiniers du Prince (Compagnie des). gouv.mc