]! ^! 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 Marino in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of Italy; social and political trends in the republic also track closely with those of its larger neighbor. 
]" ^" Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy ^# 43 46 N, 12 25 E ^$ Europe ^% `! 61.2 sq km `" 61.2 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC ^' `! 39 km `Y Italy 39 km ^( 0 km (landlocked) ^) none (landlocked) ^* Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers ^+ rugged mountains ^, `% Torrente Ausa 55 m `& Monte Titano 755 m ^- building stone ^. `' 16.67% `( 0% `) 83.33% (2005) ^/ NA ^0 NA ^1 NA _P `P Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Whaling `Q Air Pollution ^2 landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines 
]# ^3 29,615 (July 2007 est.) ^4 `+ 16.8% (male 2,573/female 2,404) `, 66.1% (male 9,388/female 10,178) `- 17.1% (male 2,190/female 2,882) (2007 est.) ^5 `! 40.9 years `. 40.6 years `/ 41.3 years (2007 est.) ^6 1.219% (2007 est.) ^7 9.89 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^8 8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^9 10.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^: `0 1.09 male(s)/female `1 1.07 male(s)/female `, 0.922 male(s)/female `- 0.76 male(s)/female `2 0.915 male(s)/female (2007 est.) ^; `! 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births `. 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births `/ 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) ^< `2 81.8 years `. 78.33 years `/ 85.57 years (2007 est.) ^= 1.34 children born/woman (2007 est.) ^> NA ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `3 Sammarinese (singular and plural) `4 Sammarinese ^B Sammarinese, Italian ^C Roman Catholic ^D Italian ^E `5 age 10 and over can read and write `2 96% `. 97% `/ 95% 
]$ ^F `6 Republic of San Marino `7 San Marino `Z Repubblica di San Marino `[ San Marino ^H independent republic ^I `8 San Marino `9 43 56 N, 12 25 E `: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) `p +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October ^J 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle ^K 3 September AD 301 ^L Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301) ^M 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution ^N based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `; Cochiefs of State Captain Regent Alessandro MANCINI and Captain Regent Alessandro ROSSI (for the period 1 April-30 September 2007) `< Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Fiorenzo STOLFI (since 27 July 2006) `= Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term `> cochiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held in March 2007 (next to be held in September 2007); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held 27 July 2006 (next to be held by 2011) `? Alessandro MANCINI and Alessandro ROSSI elected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA; Fiorenzo STOLFI elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote - NA `* 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 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 ^Q unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) `> last held 4 June 2006 (next to be held by June 2011) `? percent of vote by party - PDCS 32.9%, Party of Socialists and Democrats 31.9%, APDS 11.9%, United Left 8.7%, New Socialist Party 5.4%, other parties 9.2%; seats by party - PDCS 21, Party of Socialists and Democrats 20, APDS 7, United Left 5, New Socialist Party 3, others 4 ^R Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII ^S Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; National Alliance or AN [Glauco SANSOVINI]; New Socialist Party [Augusto CASALI]; Party of Socialists and Democrats [Claudio FELICI]; San Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Pier Marino MENICUCCI]; San Marino Popular Alliance of Democrats or APDS [Roberto GIORGETTI]; San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Alberto CECCHETTI]; Socialists for Reform or SR [Renzo GIARDI]; United Left ^T NA ^U CE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO ^V San Marino does not have an embassy in the US honorary consulate(s) general: New York, Washington, DC honorary consulate(s): Detroit, Honolulu ^W the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino ^X 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) 
]% ^Y The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 2006 more than 2.1 million tourists visited San Marino. The key industries are banking, 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 those of the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food. ^Z $850 million (2004 est.) ^[ $1.048 billion (2004) ^\ 4.6% (2004 est.) ^] $34,100 (2004 est.) ^^ `@ NA% `A NA% `B NA% ^_ 20,470 (2004) ^` `@ 0.2% `A 40.1% `B 59.7% (2006 est.) ^a 3.8% (2004) _! NA% _" `C NA% `D NA% _# -1.5% (2006) _$ `E $709.6 million `F $672.3 million; including capital expenditures of $23.7 million (2004) _& wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides _' tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine _( 5.6% (2005 est.) _3 $1.291 billion (2004) _4 building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics _6 $2.035 billion (2004) _7 wide variety of consumer manufactures, food _9 $NA _: $NA _; euro (EUR) _< euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002) _= calendar year 
]& _> 20,600 (2002) _? 16,800 (2002) _@ `G adequate connections `H automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system `I country code - 378; connected to Italian international network _A AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) _B 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) _C .sm _D 3,140 (2006) _E 14,300 (2002) 
]' _H `! 104 km `K 104 km (2003) 
]( _J no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006) _K males age 18-49: 6,331 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 5,107 (2005 est.) _L males age 18-49: 135 (2005 est.) _U NA _M defense is the responsibility of Italy 
]) _N none 