San Marino
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Republic of San Marino
Captains Regent: Antonella Mularoni and Denis Amici (2013)
Total area: 23 sq mi (60 sq km)
Population (2011 est.): 32,140 (growth
rate: 0.98%); birth rate: 8.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.65/1000;
life expectancy: 83.07; density per sq mi: 1,297.6
Capital (2011 est.):
San Marino, 4,493
Largest city: Serravalle, 9,394 (2003 est.)
Monetary unit: Euro
National name: Repubblica di San
Marino
Current government officials
Language:
Italian
Ethnicity/race:
Sammarinese, Italian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Literacy rate: 96%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2011
est.): $1.136 billion; per capita $36,200 (2009). Real growth rate:
0.8%. Inflation: 3.1% (2008). Unemployment: 5.5% (2011).
Arable land: 17%. Agriculture: wheat, grapes, corn,
olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides. Labor
force: 22,050 (2011); services 57%, industry 42%, agriculture 1%
(2000 est.). Industries: tourism, banking, textiles,
electronics, ceramics, cement, wine. Natural resource:
building stone. Exports: $2.457 billion (2010): building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat,
wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics. Imports: $2.132 billion (2010): wide variety of consumer
manufactures, food.
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 21,700 (2009); mobile cellular: 24,000 (2009). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008).
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): 11,097 (2010). 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.
Major sources and definitions
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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, 2013, the current two heads of state and government are Antonella Mularoni and Denis Amici.
See also Encyclopedia: San Marino. U.S. State Dept. Country Notes:
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