Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the EU, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
43 46 N, 12 25 E
Europe
total: 61 sq km
land: 61 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about one-third the size of Washington, DC
total: 37 km
border countries (1): Italy 37 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
rugged mountains
mean elevation: NA
elevation extremes: lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m
highest point: Monte Titano 755 m
building stone
agricultural land: 16.7%
arable land 16.7%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%
forest: 0%
other: 83.3% (2011 est.)
0 sq km (2012)
NA
air pollution; urbanization decreasing rural farmlands
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution
landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains
33,285 (July 2016 est.)
noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sammarinese
Sammarinese, Italian
Italian
Roman Catholic
0-14 years: 15.46% (male 2,736/female 2,410)
15-24 years: 11.34% (male 1,944/female 1,832)
25-54 years: 41.34% (male 6,480/female 7,280)
55-64 years: 12.52% (male 2,075/female 2,092)
65 years and over: 19.34% (male 2,883/female 3,553) (2016 est.)
total: 44.2 years
male: 43.1 years
female: 45.1 years (2016 est.)
0.78% (2016 est.)
8.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
urban population: 94.2% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 0.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
SAN MARINO 4,000 (2014)
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
total: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
total population: 83.3 years
male: 80.7 years
female: 86.1 years (2016 est.)
1.5 children born/woman (2016 est.)
6.1% of GDP (2014)
5.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)
3.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)
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NA
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2.4% of GDP (2011)
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2012)
conventional long form: Republic of San Marino
conventional short form: San Marino
local long form: Repubblica di San Marino
local short form: San Marino
etymology: named after Saint MARINUS, the traditional founder of the country
parliamentary republic
name: San Marino (city)
geographic coordinates: 43 56 N, 12 25 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle
3 September 301 (traditional founding date)
Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)
history: consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974
amendments: proposed by the Great and General Council; passage requires two-thirds majority Council vote; Council passage by absolute majority vote also requires passage in a referendum; Declaration of Civil Rights amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)
civil law system with Italian civil law influences
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of San Marino
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 30 years
18 years of age; universal
chief of state: co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Marino RICCARDI and Captain Regent Fabio BERARDI (for the period 1 October 2016 - 1 April 2017)
head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Pasquale VALENTINI (since 5 December 2012)
cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Grand and General Council
elections/appointments: co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in September 2016 (next to be held in March 2017); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 11 November 2012 (next to be held by November 2017)
election results: Marino RICCARDI (PSD) and Fabio BERARDI (PDCS) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Pasquale VALENTINI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA
note: the directly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects 2 of its members to serve as the captains regent (co-chiefs of state) for a 6-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 9 other members, all are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 9 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles
description: unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 20 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)
election results: percent of vote by party - San Marino First 39.4% (including PDCS 24.5%, PS 7.7%, PSD 7.2%), Adesso, sm 31.0% (including Democratic Socialist Left 12.1%, Repubblica Futura 9.6%, Civic 10 9.3%), Democracy in Action 22.8% (including RETE Movement 18.3%, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 4.5%); seats by party - San Marino First 25 (PDCS 16, PS 5, PSD 4), Adesso, sm 20 (Democratic Socialist Left 8, Repubblica Futura 6, Civic 10 6), Democracy in Action 15 (including RETE Movement 12, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 3)
highest court(s): Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII (consists of 12 members); note - the College of Guarantors for the Constitutionality and General Norms functions as San Marino's constitutional court
judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Grand and General Council from among its own to serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts: first instance and first appeal criminal, administrative, and civil courts; justices of the peace or conciliatory judges
San Marino Common Good (includes Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Marco GATTI], We Sammarinese or NS [Marco ARZILLI], Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Paride ANDREOLI], Popular Alliance or AP [Gabriele GATTI])
Entente for the Country (Intesa per il Paese; includes Socialist Party or PS [Alessandro BEVITORI], Union for the Republic or UPR [Marco PODESCHI)
Active Citizenship (includes Civic 10 [Mateo CIACCI], United Left or SU [Gastone PASOLINI])
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CE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO
chief of mission: Ambassador Paolo RONDELLI (since 16 July 2007)
chancery: 1711 N Street NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: 202-250-1535
FAX: 202-223-2748
the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the main colors derive from the shield of the coat of arms, which features three white towers on three peaks on a blue field; the towers represent three castles built on San Marino's highest feature, Mount Titano: Guaita, Cesta, and Montale; the coat of arms is flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty); the white and blue colors are also said to stand for peace and liberty respectively
three peaks each displaying a tower; national colors: white, blue
name: "Inno Nazionale della Repubblica" (National Anthem of the Republic)
lyrics/music: no lyrics/Federico CONSOLO
note: adopted 1894; the music for the lyric-less anthem is based on a 10th century chorale piece
$1.556 billion (2015 est.)
San Marino's economy relies heavily on tourism, banking, and the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The manufacturing and financial sectors account for more than half of San Marino's GDP. Th
San Marino's economy has been contracting since 2008, largely due to weakened demand from Italy - which accounts for nearly 90% of its export market - and financial sector consolidation. Difficulties in the banking sector, the recent global economic downt
The economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. The income tax rate is also very low, about one-third the average EU level. San Marino continues to work towards harmonizing its fis
$2.023 billion (2016 est.)
$2.003 billion (2015 est.)
$1.993 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
1% (2016 est.)
0.5% (2015 est.)
-1% (2014 est.)
$65,300 (2016 est.)
$64,600 (2015 est.)
$64,300 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
household consumption: NA%
government consumption: NA%
investment in fixed capital: NA%
investments in inventories: NA%
exports of goods and services: 176.6%
imports of goods and services: -153.3% (2011)
agriculture: 0.1%
industry: 39.2%
services: 60.7% (2009)
wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides
tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine
-1.1% (2012 est.)
21,960 (September 2013 es)
agriculture: 0.2%
industry: 33.5%
services: 66.3% (September 2013 es)
8.7% (2014 est.)
8.1% (2013 est.)
NA%
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
revenues: $667.7 million
expenditures: $712.8 million (2011 est.)
42.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
-2.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
25.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
20.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
calendar year
0.6% (2016 est.)
0.1% (2015 est.)
5.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)
$NA
$1.326 billion (31 December 2007)
$NA
$4.584 billion (31 December 2007)
$8.822 billion (30 September 2010)
$8.008 billion (31 December 2009)
$NA
$3.827 billion (2011 est.)
$2.576 billion (2010 est.)
building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics
Italy 82.3% (2012 est.)
$2.551 billion (2011 est.)
$2.132 billion (2010 est.)
wide variety of consumer manufactures, food, energy
Italy 81.8% (2012 est.)
$392 million (2014 est.)
$539.3 million (2013 est.)
$NA
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
0.9214 (2016 est.)
0.885 (2015 est.)
0.885 (2014 est.)
0.7634 (2013 est.)
0.7752 2012 est.)
electrification - total population: 100% (2016)
total subscriptions: 16,550
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 50 (July 2015 est.)
total: 37,000
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 111 (July 2015 est.)
general assessment: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 160 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 378; connected to Italian international network (2015)
state-owned public broadcaster operates 1 TV station and 3 radio stations; receives radio and TV broadcasts from Italy (2012)
.sm
total: 17,200
percent of population: 52.6% (July 2015 est.)
T7 (2016)
total: 292 km
paved: 292 km (2006)
no regular military forces; voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010)
18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to service in the military (2012)
defense is the responsibility of Italy
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