| GEOGRAPHY |
| 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 |
| Capital: |
San Marino |
| Location: |
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
43 46 N, 12 25 E |
| Area: |
total: 61.2 sq km
land: 61.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
Comparative: |
about 0.3 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 |
| Elavation
Extremes: |
lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m
highest point: Monte Titano 755 m |
| Natural
Resources: |
building stone |
| GOVERNEMENT |
| Governement
Type: |
independent republic |
| Administratives
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 (301) |
| 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 |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal |
| Executive
Branch: |
chief of state: cochiefs of state Captain Regent Cesare GASPERONI and Captain Regent Fausta MORGANTI (for the period 1 April - 30 September 2005)
head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Fabio BERARDI (15 December 2003)
cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term
elections: cochiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA March 2005 (next to be held September 2005); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held 13 December 2003 (next to be held June 2006 when general elections are scheduled)
election results: Cesare GASPERONI and Fausta MORGANTI elected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA%; Fabio BERARDI 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 (cochiefs 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 of the prerogatives of a prime minister |
| Legislative
Branch: |
unicameral Grand 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 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 41.4%, PSS 24.2%, PD 20.8%, APDS 8.2%, RC 3.4%, AN 1.9%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS 15, PD 12, APDS 5, RC 2, AN 1 |
| Judicial
Branch: |
Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII |
| Political
parties and Leaders: |
Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; National Alliance or AN [leader NA]; Party of Democrats or PD [Claudio FELICI]; San Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Giovanni LONFERNINI]; 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] |
| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
28,880 (July 2005 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 2,482/female 2,328)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 9,255/female 9,943)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 2,106/female 2,766) (2005 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 40.29 years
male: 39.91 years
female: 40.65 years (2005 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sammarinese |
| Ethnic groups: |
Sammarinese, Italian |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic |
| Languages: |
Italian |
| COMUNICATIONS |
| Telephones - main
lines in use: |
20,600 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile
cellular: |
16,800 (2002) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: adequate connections
domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system
international: country code - 378; connected to Italian international network |
| Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Television broadcast
stations: |
1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) |
| Internet country
code: |
.sm |
| Internet hosts: |
1,763 (2004) |
| Internet users: |
14,300 (2002) |
| TRANSPORT |
| Railways: |
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| Highways: |
total: 220 km
paved: 220 km
unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
| Waterways: |
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| Pipelines: |
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| Ports and harbors: |
none |
| Merchant marine: |
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| Airports: |
none (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
paved runways: |
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| Airports - with
unpaved runways: |
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| Heliports: |
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