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Location:
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Map references:
Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
60 sq km
land area:
60 sq km
comparative area:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total 39 km, Italy 39 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none; landlocked
International disputes:
none
Climate:
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Terrain:
rugged mountains
Natural resources:
building stone
Land use:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
83%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
international agreements:
NA
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change
Note:
landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See
and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines

@San Marino, People

Population:
24,091 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.96% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
11.17 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
7.39 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
5.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
81.23 years
male:
77.17 years
female:
85.28 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.53 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Sammarinese
Ethnic divisions:
Sammarinese, Italian
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Languages:
Italian
Literacy:
age 14 and over can read and write (1976)
total population:
96%
male:
96%
female:
95%
Labor force:
4,300 (est.)
by occupation:
NA

@San Marino, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
Republic of San Marino
conventional short form:
San Marino
local long form:
Repubblica di San Marino
local short form:
San Marino
Digraph:
SM
Type:
republic
Capital:
San Marino
Administrative divisions:
9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo
Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino,
San Marino, Serravalle
Independence:
301 AD (by tradition)
National holiday:
Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September
Constitution:
8 October 1600; electoral law o