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| Geography |
| Landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines |
| Location: | Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy |
| Geographic coordinates: | 43 46 N, 12 25 E |
| Area: | total: 61 sq km land: 61 sq km water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about one third times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land Boundaries: | total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: | none (landlocked) |
| Climate: | Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers |
| Terrain: | rugged mountains |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m highest point: Monte Titano 755 m |
| Natural resources: | building stone |
| Land use: | arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | NA |
| Natural hazards: | NA |
| Current Environment Issues: | air pollution; urbanization decreasing rural farmlands |
| International Environment Agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution |
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| People |
| Population: | 31,817 (July 2011 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 16.6% (male 2,821/female 2,474) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 10,076/female 10,734) 65 years and over: 18% (male 2,537/female 3,175) (2011 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 42.5 years male: 41.7 years female: 43.2 years (2011 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.043% (2011 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 9.02 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 9.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.095 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 83.01 years male: 80.5 years female: 85.74 years (2011 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.47 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| Nationality: | noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese |
| Ethnic groups: | Sammarinese, Italian |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic |
| Languages: | Italian |
| Literacy: | definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% |
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| Government |
| Country name: | conventional long form: Republic of San Marino conventional short form: San Marino local long form: Repubblica di San Marino local short form: San Marino |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name: San Marino 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 |
| Administrative divisions: | 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle |
| Independence: | 3 September 301 |
| National holiday: | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301) |
| Constitution: | 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution |
| Legal system: | civil law system with Italian civil law influences |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch: | chief of state: Co-chiefs of State Captain Regent Gabrielle GATTI and Captain Regent Matteo FIORINI (for the period 1 October 2011-1 April 2012) head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Antonella MULARONI (since 3 December 2008) cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: co-chiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held in September 2010 (next to be held in March 2011); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held on 9 November 2008 (next to be held by 2013) election results: Giovanni Francesco UGOLINI and Andrea ZAFFERANI elected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA; Antonella MULARONI elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote - NA note: the popularly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent (co-chiefs of state) for a six-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 10 other members, all are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 10 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed some prime ministerial roles |
| Legislative branch: | unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 9 November 2008 (next to be held by June 2013) election results: percent of vote by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 54.2% (PDCS 31.9%, AP 11.5%, Freedom List 6.3%, San Marino Union of Moderates 4.2%), Reforms and Freedom coalition 45.8% (Party of Socialists and Democrats 32%, United Left 8.6%, Democrats of the Center 4.9%); seats by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 35 (PDCS 22, AP 7, the Freedom List 4, San Marino Union of Moderates 2), Reforms and Freedom coalition 25 (Party of Socialists and Democrats 18, United Left 5, Democrats of the Center 2) |
| Judicial branch: | Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII |
| Political parties and leaders: | Christian Democrats or PDCS [Marco GATTI]; Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Democrats of the Center or DdC [Giovanni LONFERNINI]; Freedom List (including NPS and We Sammarinesi) or NS [Gabriele GATTEI]; New Socialist Party or NPS [Augusto CASALI]; Party of Socialists and Democrats or PDS [Paride ANDREOLI]; Popular Alliance or AP [Carlo FRANCIOSI]; Union of Moderates (including National Alliance or ANS [Glauco SANSOVINI] and San Marino Populars or POP [Romeo MORRI and Angela VENTURINI]; United Left or SU [Alessandro ROSSI] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders: | NA |
| International organization participation: | CE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: | chief of mission: Ambassador Paolo RONDELLI chancery: 888 27th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006 telephone: 202-337-2260 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: | the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino |
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| Economy |
| San Marino's economy relies heavily on its tourism and banking industries, as well as on the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food. The economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. San Marino has recently faced increased international pressure to improve cooperation with foreign tax authorities and transparency within its own banking sector, which generates about one-fifth of the country's tax revenues. Italy's implementation in October 2009 of a tax amnesty to repatriate untaxed funds held abroad has resulted in financial outflows from San Marino to Italy worth more than $4.5 billion. Such outflows, combined with a money-laundering scandal at San Marino's largest financial institution and the recent global economic downturn, have contributed to a deep recession and growing budget deficit. Industrial production declined sharply in 2010, especially in the textile sector. However, San Marino has little national debt, and an unemployment rate less than half the size of Italy's. The San Marino government has adopted measures to counter the downturn, including subsidized credit to businesses. San Marino also continues to work towards harmonizing its fiscal laws with EU members and international standards. In September 2009, the OECD removed San Marino from its list of tax havens that have yet to fully implement global tax standards, and in 2010 San Marino signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with most major countries. The future of the country's economy will be heavily influenced by the signing of a financial information exchange agreement with Italy, which many Italian investors see as fundamental for their business operations with San Marino. |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.137 billion (2009) $850 million (2004 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | GDP (official exchange rate): $1.535 billion (2009) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | -13% (2009 est.) 4.3% (2007 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | GDP - per capita (PPP): $36,200 (2009) $41,900 (2007) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture: 0.1% industry: 39.2% services: 60.7% (2009) |
| Labor force: | 22,950 (June 2010) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture: 0.2% industry: 36.3% services: 63.5% (June 2010 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.8% (November 2010) 3.1% (2008) |
| Population below poverty line: | NA% |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share: | lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (June 2010) -3.5% (2008) |
| Budget: | revenues: $882.1 million expenditures: $940.4 million (2009) |
| Agriculture - products: | wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides |
| Industries: | tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine |
| Industrial production growth rate: | -4.9% (2009) |
| Exports: | $2.436 billion (2009) $4.628 billion (2007) |
| Exports - commodities: | building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics |
| Imports: | $2.165 billion (2009) $3.744 billion (2007) |
| Imports - commodities: | wide variety of consumer manufactures, food |
| Debt - external: | $NA |
| Market value of publicly traded shares: | $NA |
| Exchange rates: | euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.755 (2010) 0.7179 (2009) 0.6734 (2008) 0.7345 (2007) 0.7964 (2006) |
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| Communications |
| Telephones in use: | 21,500 (2009) country comparison to the world: 192 |
| Cellular Phones in use: | 24,000 (2009) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 150 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 378; connected to Italian international network |
| Radio broadcast stations: | |
| Television broadcast stations: | |
| Internet country code: | .sm |
| Internet hosts: | 8,895 (2010) |
| Internet users: | 17,000 (2009) |
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| Transportation |
| Roadways: | total: 292 km country comparison to the world: 204 paved: 292 km (2006) |
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| Military |
| Defense is the responsibility of Italy |
| Military branches: | no regular military forces; voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 16-55 for voluntary service in Voluntary Military Force (2006) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 16-49: 6,892 (2010 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 16-49: 5,565 females age 16-49: 6,067 (2010 est.) |
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