SAN MARINO
Geography: One-tenth the size of New York City, San Marino is surrounded by Italy. It is situated in the Apennines, a little inland from the Adriatic Sea near Rimini.
Government: Republic.
History: According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world. San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars. Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992.
According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world. San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars. Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992.
The Captains Regent, an elected pair, serves as San Marino's heads of state. The two people are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council of San Marino. Each new pair takes office the first day of every April and October. As of April 1, 2015, the current two heads of state and government are Andrea Belluzzi and Roberto Venturini.
Map of San
Marino
Republic of San Marino
Captains Regent: Andrea Belluzzi and Roberto Venturini (2015)
Total area: 23 sq mi (60 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 32,742 (growth
rate: 0.87%); birth rate: 8.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.52/1000;
life expectancy: 83.18; density per sq mi: 1,346.8
Capital (2013 est.):
San Marino, 4,128
Largest city: Dogana, 7,000 (2014 est.)
Monetary unit: Euro
National name: Repubblica di San
Marino
Language:
Italian
Ethnicity/race:
Sammarinese, Italian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Literacy rate: 96%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013
est.): $1.306 billion; per capita $55,000 (2012). Real growth rate:
-3.5%. Inflation: 2.8% (2012). Unemployment: 7% (2012).
Arable land: 16.67%. Agriculture: wheat, grapes, corn,
olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides. Labor
force: 21,960 (2013); services 66.3%, industry 33.5%, agriculture 0.2%
(2013 est.). Industries: tourism, banking, textiles,
electronics, ceramics, cement, wine. Natural resource:
building stone. Exports: $3.827 billion (2011): building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat,
wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics. Imports: $2.551 billion (2011): wide variety of consumer
manufactures, food, energy.
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 18,700 (2012); mobile cellular: 36,000 (2011). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2012).
Radios: 16,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations:
1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy)
(2008). Televisions: 9,000 (1997). Internet Service
Providers (ISPs): 11,015 (2012). Internet users: 17,000 (2009)
Transportation: Railways: 0 km; note:
there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to
Borgo Maggiore. Highways: total: 292 km; paved: 292 km;
unpaved: 0 km (2006). Ports and harbors: none.
Airports: none.
International disputes: none.
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