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San Marino

Republic of San Marino

National name: Repubblica di San Marino

Captains Regent: Antonio Carattoni and Roberto Giorgetti (2006)

Current government officials

Total area: 23 sq mi (60 sq km)

Population (2007 est.): 29,615 (growth rate: 1.2%); birth rate: 9.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.5/1000; life expectancy: 81.8; density per sq mi: 1,278

Capital (2003 est.): San Marino, 4,300

Largest city: Serravalle, 8,700

Monetary unit: Euro

Language: Italian

Ethnicity/race: Sammarinese, Italian

Religion: Roman Catholic

Literacy rate: 96%

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $850 million; per capita $34,100. Real growth rate: 4.6%. Inflation: -1.5% (2006). Unemployment: 3.8% (2004). Arable land: 17%. Agriculture: wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides. Labor force: 18,500 (1999); services 57%, industry 42%, agriculture 1% (2000 est.). Industries: tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine. Natural resource: building stone. Exports: $1.291 billion (2004): building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics. Imports: $2.035 billion (2004): wide variety of consumer manufactures, food.

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 21,000 (2006); mobile cellular: 17,390 (2006). Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998). Radios: 16,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997). Televisions: 9,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3,344 (2007). Internet users: 15,400 (2006)

Transportation: Railways: 0 km; note: there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore. Highways: total: 104 km; paved: 104 km; unpaved: 0 km (2003). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: none.

International disputes: none.

Major sources and definitions

Flag of 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.

See also Encyclopedia: San Marino.
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: San Marino


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