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Monaco is the second smallest European country after Vatican City. “I could walk from one end of the country to the other in literally 50 minutes, maybe even 40 if I jog,” one Reddit user writes.

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Monaco citizens have certain privileges, like a housing subsidy. But getting a passport of this principality is not easy: in the majority of cases, you have to be a native resident of this country. Another option is to marry a Monégasque. But citizenship will be granted only 10 years after the date of marriage.

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Monaco has a strict dress code. For example, you can’t walk barefoot there. On the other hand, it’s forbidden to wear shoes on a yacht.

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There is no army or navy there, but there are a lot of policemen per capita. Thanks to this, the country has a very low crime rate, and people go to prison mainly for theft or financial fraud. However, they say you can get there just for publicly offending an animal. The cells overlook the sea, and the prisoners even have a gym.

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