People native to Monaco are called Monegasque. A person born in a foreign country but resident in Monaco is a Monacoian. Monaco is unusual because the native Monegasques people are actually in the minority in the country, making up less than a fifth of Monaco's population. The population is made up mostly of wealthy foreigners.
Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing and with a January average of about 46°f. Summer heat is tempered by sea breezes; the average maximum in July and August is 79°f. Rainfall averages about 30 in a year, and some 300 days a year have no precipitation whatsoever.
On 7 January 1911, Monaco's first constitution was granted by Prince Albert I. On 29 January 1959, Prince Rainier III temporarily suspended part of the constitution because of a disagreement over the budget with the National Council
MIGRATION There is a long waiting list for Monégasque citizenship. A 1992 law allows Monégasque women to confer citizenship on their children. In 2005, the net migration rate was an estimated 7.71 migrants per 1,000 population.