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San Marino - Introduction 1998
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Background: The third smallest state in Europe (after The Holy See and Monaco) also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marinus in 301 A.D. 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.


San Marino - Geography 1998
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Location: Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Geographic coordinates: 43 46 N, 12 25 E

Map referenceEurope

Area
Total: 60 km²
Land: 60 km²
Water: 0 km²
Comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries
Total: 39 km
Border countries: (1) 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: Fiume Ausa 55 m
Extremes highest point: Monte Titano 749 m

Natural resources: building stone
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 17%
Permanent crops: NA%
Permanent pastures: NA%
Forests and woodland: NA%
Other: 83% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: NA km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: NA

Geography
Note: landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines


San Marino - People 1998
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Population: 24,894 (July 1998 est.)
Growth rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Sammarinese

Ethnic groups: Sammarinese, Italian

Languages: Italian

Religions: Roman Catholic

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure
0-14 years: 16% (male 1,994; female 2,013)
15-64 years: 67% (male 8,480; female 8,282)
65 years and over: 17% (male 1,732; female 2,393) (July 1998 est.)

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 10.52 births/1000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 8.11 deaths/1000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.54 migrant(s)/1000 population (1998 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: NA
International agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test Ban
International agreements signed but not ratified: Air Pollution

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 5.44 deaths/1000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 81.42 years
Male: 77.5 years
Female: 85.34 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.51 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy
Definition: age 10 and over can read and write
Total population: 96%
Male: 97%
Female: 95% (1976 est.)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


San Marino - Government 1998
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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: San Marino

Administrative divisions: 9 municipalities (castelli, singular_castello; Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle

Dependent areas

Independence: 301 AD (by tradition)

National holiday: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September

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

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Loris FRANCINI and Captain Regent Alberto CECCHETTI (for the period 1 April-30 September 1998): ead of
Government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Gabriele GATTI (since NA July 1986)
Cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term
Elections: co-chiefs of state (captain regents) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA March 1998 (next to be held NA September 1998); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held NA 1993 (next to be held NA June 1998)
Election results: Loris FRANCINI and Alberto CECCHETTI elected captain regents; percent of legislative vote_NA; Gabriele GATTI elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote_NA
Note: the popularly elected parliament (Great 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 Great and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State) which has ten other members, all selected by the Great and General Council; assisting the Captains Regent are three Secretaries of State_Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Finance_and several additional secretaries; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has assumed many of the prerogatives of a prime minister

Legislative branch: unicameral Great and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Elections: last held 30 May 1993 (next to be held by 31 May 1998)
Election results: percent of vote by party_PDCS 41.4%, PSS 23.7%, PDP 18.6%, AP 7.7%, MD 5.3%, RC 3.3%; seats by party_PDCS 26, PSS 14, PDP 11, AP 4, MD 3, RC 2

Judicial branch: Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: CE, ECE, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO

Diplomatic representation
In the us: San Marino does not have an embassy in the US
In the us honorary consulates general: Washington, DC, and New York
In the us honorary consulates: Detroit
From the us: the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Consul General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino

Flag descriptionflag of San%20Marino: 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)

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


San Marino - Economy 1998
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Economy overview: The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 1995 more than 3.3 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 Italy, which supplies much of its food.

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: 4.8% (1994 est.)

Real gdp per capita: purchasing power parity: $20,000 (1997 est.)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: NA%
Industry: NA%
Services: NA%

Agriculture products: wheat, grapes, maize, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, meat, cheese, hides

Industries: tourism, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Labor force
Total: 15,600 (1995)
By occupation services: 55%
By occupation industry: 43%
By occupation agriculture: 2% (1995)
Labor force

Unemployment rate: 3.6% (April 1996)

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: $320 million
Expenditures: $320 million, including capital expenditures of $26 million (1995 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Commodoties: building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, and ceramics

Imports: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Commodoties: wide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external: $NA

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: Italian lire (Lit) per US$1_1,787.7 (January 1998), 1,703.1 (1997), 1,542.9 (1996), 1,628.9 (1995), 1,612.4 (1994), 1,573.7 (1993)


San Marino - Energy 1998
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Electricity
Capacity: NA kW
Capacity note: electricity supplied by Italy
Production: NA kWh
Production note: electricity supplied by Italy
Consumption per capita: NA kWh

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


San Marino - Communication 1998
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Telephones: 15,000 (1995 est.)

Telephone system
Domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system
International: microwave radio relay and cable connections to Italian network; no satellite earth stations

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


San Marino - Military 1998
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Military expenditures
Dollar figure: $3.7 million (1995)
Percent of gdp: 1% (1995)

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


San Marino - Transportation 1998
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: none

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways: 0 km; note_there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


San Marino - Transnational issues 1998
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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