Monaco's nine quartiers constitute the principality's sole level of administrative division, serving as the primary means of organizing the city-state's 2.02 square kilometers of territory. These quartiers function mainly for statistical, postal, and administrative reference purposes rather than as autonomous governing units with separate elected bodies or budgets. The quartiers include Monte-Carlo, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville (the historic old town), Fontvieille, and others, each with distinct characteristics reflecting Monaco's geographic and urban development. Given Monaco's small size and status as a city-state, municipal services and governance are handled centrally by the national government rather than being delegated to the quartier level. The divisions primarily help organize urban planning, address systems, and demographic data collection while maintaining Monaco's identity as a unified administrative entity under the Prince's government and the Conseil National.