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Republic of San Marino[1][2] Repubblica di San Marino (Italian) | |
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| Motto: Libertas (Latin: "Freedom") | |
| Anthem: Inno Nazionale della Repubblica "National Anthem of the Republic" | |
 Location of San Marino (green) in Europe (agate grey) – [Legend] | |
| Capital | San Marino 43°56′N 12°26′E / 43.933°N 12.433°E |
| Largest settlement | Dogana 43°58′53″N 12°29′22″E / 43.98139°N 12.48944°E |
| Official languages | Italian[3] |
| Other languages | Romagnol |
| Religion | 91.5% Christianity 7.5% no religion 1.0% other |
| Demonym(s) | Sammarinese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary diarchic directorial republic |
• Captains Regent |
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• Secretary for Foreign and Political Affairs | Luca Beccari |
| Legislature | Grand and General Council |
| Independence | |
• From the Roman Empire | 3 September 301 (traditional) |
• From the Papal States | 1291 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi)[1] (191st) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 35,436[4] (191st) |
• Density | 579/km2 (1,499.6/sq mi) (24th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $2.872 billion[5] (171st) |
• Per capita | $84,135[5] (9th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $1.998 billion[5] (176th) |
• Per capita | $58,540[5] (17th) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.867[6] very high (43rd) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02fas (CEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +378 (+39 0549 calling via Italy) |
| ISO 3166 code | SM |
| Internet TLD | .sm |
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Sources: [1][7] | |
San Marino (/ˌsæn məˈriːnoʊ/ ⓘ SAN mə-REE-noh, Italian: [sam maˈriːno]; Romagnol: San Maréin or San Maroin), officially the Republic of San Marino[1][2][8] (Italian: Repubblica di San Marino) and also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino[9] (Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino), is a European microstate and enclave within Italy.[10] Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains, it is the fifth-smallest country in the world,[11] with a land area of just over 61 km2 (23+1⁄2 sq mi) and a population of 33,660 as of 2022.[4]
San Marino is a landlocked country; however, its northeastern end is within ten kilometres (six miles) of the Italian city of Rimini on the Adriatic coast. The country's capital city, the City of San Marino, is located atop Monte Titano, while its largest settlement is Dogana, within the municipality of Serravalle. San Marino's official language is Italian.
The country derives its name from Saint Marinus, a stonemason from the then-Roman island of Rab in present-day Croatia. According to legendary accounts, he was born in 275 AD, participated in the rebuilding of Rimini's city walls after their destruction by Liburnian pirates, and later founded an independent monastic community on Monte Titano in 301 AD; thus, San Marino lays claim to being the oldest extant sovereign state, as well as the oldest constitutional republic.[12]
Uniquely, San Marino's constitution dictates that its democratically elected legislature, the Grand and General Council, must elect two heads of state every six months. Known as the Captains Regent, they serve concurrently and with equal powers.
The country's economy is mainly based on finance, industry, services, retail, and tourism. It is one of the wealthiest countries in the world in GDP per capita, with a figure comparable to the most developed European regions.[1] Despite this, its Human Development Index score is 44th, the lowest in Western Europe.[13] Its healthcare system ranked third in the first ever World Health Organization analysis of the world's health systems.[14]
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- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ The World Health Report 2000 (PDF) (Report). World Health Organization. June 2000. p. 200. Retrieved 8 May 2023.