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- @node Geography (San Marino)
- @section Geography (San Marino)
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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 km2
- land area:
- 60 km2
- 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
- Environment:
- dominated by the Appenines
- Note:
- landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and
- Monaco
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- @node People (San Marino)
- @section People (San Marino)
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- @display
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- Population:
- 23,855 (July 1993 est.)
- Population growth rate:
- 1.01% (1993 est.)
- Birth rate:
- 11.32 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
- Death rate:
- 7.25 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
- Net migration rate:
- 6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
- Infant mortality rate:
- 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
- Life expectancy at birth:
- total population:
- 81.18 years
- male:
- 77.09 years
- female:
- 85.27 years (1993 est.)
- Total fertility rate:
- 1.54 children born/woman (1993 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
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- @node Government (San Marino)
- @section Government (San Marino)
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- @display
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- 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)
- Constitution:
- 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a
- constitution
- Legal system:
- based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted
- compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
- National holiday: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September
- Political parties and leaders:
- Christian Democratic Party (DCS), Piermarino MENICUCCI; San Marino
- Democratic Progressive Party (PPDS) formerly San Marino Communist Party
- (PCS), Gilberto GHIOTTI; San Marino Socialist Party (PSS), Remy GIACOMINI;
- Unitary Socialst Party (PSU); Democratic Movement (MD), Emilio Della BALDA;
- San Marino Social Democratic Party (PSDS), Augusto CASALI; San Marino
- Republican Party (PRS), Cristoforo BUSCARINI
- Suffrage:
- 18 years of age; universal
- Elections:
- Great and General Council:
- last held 29 May 1988 (next to be held by NA May 1993); results - percent of
- vote by party NA; seats - (60 total) DCS 27, PCS 18, PSU 8, PSS 7
- Executive branch:
- two captains regent, Congress of State (cabinet); real executive power is
- wielded by the secretary of state for foreign affairs and the secretary of
- state for internal affairs
- Legislative branch:
- unicameral Great and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale)
- Judicial branch:
- Council of Twelve (Consiglio dei XII)
- Leaders:
- Co-Chiefs of State:
- Captain Regent Patricia BUSIGNANI and Captain Regent Salvatore TONELLI (for
- the period 1 April - 30 September 1993)
- Head of Government:
- Secretary of State Gabriele GATTI (since July 1986)
- Member of:
- CE, CSCE, ECE, ICAO, ICFTU, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, LORCS, NAM
- (guest), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
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- @node Government (San Marino 2. usage)
- @section Government (San Marino 2. usage)
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- Diplomatic representation in US:
- honorary consulates general:
- Washington and New York
- honorary consulate:
- Detroit
- US diplomatic representation:
- no mission in San Marino, but the Consul General in Florence (Italy) is
- accredited to San Marino
- Flag:
- two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national
- coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield
- (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown
- and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty)
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- @node Economy (San Marino)
- @section Economy (San Marino)
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- @display
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- Overview:
- The tourist industry contributes over 50% of GDP. In 1991 over 3.1 million
- tourists visited San Marino, 2.7 million of whom were Italians. The key
- industries are wearing apparel, electronics, and ceramics. Main agricultural
- products are wine and cheeses. The per capita level of output and standard
- of living are comparable to northern Italy.
- National product:
- GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $465 million (1992 est.)
- National product real growth rate:
- NA%
- National product per capita:
- $20,000 (1992 est.)
- Inflation rate (consumer prices):
- 5% (1992 est.)
- Unemployment rate:
- 3% (1991)
- Budget:
- revenues $NA; expenditures $300 million, including capital expenditures of
- $NA (1991)
- Exports:
- trade data are included with the statistics for Italy; commodity trade
- consists primarily of exchanging building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts,
- wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, and ceramics for a wide variety of consumer
- manufactures
- Imports:
- see exports
- External debt:
- $NA
- Industrial production:
- growth rate NA%; accounts for 42% of workforce
- Electricity:
- supplied by Italy
- Industries:
- wine, olive oil, cement, leather, textile, tourism
- Agriculture:
- employs 3% of labor force; products - wheat, grapes, maize, olives, meat,
- cheese, hides; small numbers of cattle, pigs, horses; depends on Italy for
- food imports
- Economic aid:
- NA
- Currency:
- Italian currency is used; note - also mints its own coins
- Exchange rates:
- Italian lire (Lit) per US$1 - 1,482.5 (January 1993), 1,232.4 (1992),
- 1,240.6 (1991), 1,198.1 (1990), 1,372.1 (1989), 1,301.6 (1988)
- Fiscal year:
- calendar year
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- @node Communications (San Marino)
- @section Communications (San Marino)
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- @display
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- Highways:
- 104 km
- Telecommunications:
- automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system; 11,700
- telephones; broadcast services from Italy; microwave and cable links into
- Italian networks; no communication satellite facilities
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- @node Defense Forces (San Marino)
- @section Defense Forces (San Marino)
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- @display
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- Branches:
- public security or police force
- Manpower availability:
- all fit men ages 16-60 constitute a militia that can serve as an army
- Defense expenditures:
- $NA, NA% of GDP
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