Metroji clue #148

Monaco in five emoji

Monaco

A country of about two square kilometres, a fifth of which has been reclaimed from the sea. It is a city, a state and a single family's long-running property arrangement.

What each emoji refers to

The Grand Prix has run on public streets since 1929, and the circuit is closed and rebuilt around the town each year.
Port Hercule was dug out by the Greeks and now holds boats worth more than most towns.
MonΓ©gasque citizens are barred by law from gambling in the casino their country lives off.
Land has been pushed out into the sea repeatedly since the 1960s, because there is nowhere else to build.
The Grimaldis have held the place since 1297, when one of them took the fortress dressed as a monk.

Monaco at a glance

Country
Monaco
Coordinates
43.74Β° N, 7.42Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Monaco.

City Distance Direction
NiceFrance 10 km
CannesFrance 40 km
TurinItaly 150 km
MarseilleFrance 170 km
MilanItaly 240 km
ZermattSwitzerland 260 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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