]! ^! 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 Marino 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. 
]" ^" 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 `U 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% (2001) ^/ NA sq km ^0 NA ^1 NA _J `K Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification `L Air Pollution ^2 landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines 
]# ^3 28,880 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 16.7% (male 2,482/female 2,328) `+ 66.5% (male 9,255/female 9,943) `, 16.9% (male 2,106/female 2,766) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 40.29 years `- 39.91 years `. 40.65 years (2005 est.) ^6 1.3% (2005 est.) ^7 10.18 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 8.07 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 10.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.09 male(s)/female `0 1.07 male(s)/female `+ 0.93 male(s)/female `, 0.76 male(s)/female `1 0.92 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 5.73 deaths/1,000 live births `- 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births `. 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 81.62 years `- 78.13 years `. 85.43 years (2005 est.) ^= 1.33 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> NA% ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `2 Sammarinese (singular and plural) `3 Sammarinese ^B Sammarinese, Italian ^C Roman Catholic ^D Italian ^E `M age 10 and over can read and write `1 96% `- 97% `. 95% (1976 est.) 
]$ ^F `4 Republic of San Marino `5 San Marino `V Repubblica di San Marino `W San Marino ^H independent republic ^I San Marino ^J 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle ^K 3 September 301 ^L Founding of the Republic, 3 September (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 `6 cochiefs of state Captain Regent Claudio MUCCIOLI and Captain Regent Antonello BACCIOCHI (for the period 1 October 2005 - 31 March 2006) `7 Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Fabio BERARDI (15 December 2003) `8 Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term `9 cochiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA September 2005 (next to be held March 2006); 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) `: Claudio MUCCIOLI and Antonello BACCIOCHI 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 ^Q unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) `9 last held 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006) `: 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 ^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 [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] ^T NA ^U CE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO ^V San Marino does not have an embassy in the US honorary consulate(s) general: Washington, DC and New York honorary consulate(s): Detroit and Honolulu ^W the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Consul General in Florence (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 2000 more than 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 the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food. ^Z $940 million (2001 est.) ^[ 7.5% (2001 est.) ^\ purchasing power parity - $34,600 (2001 est.) ^] `; NA% `< NA% `= NA% ^^ 18,500 (1999) ^_ agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% (2000 est.) ^` 2.6% (2001) ^a NA% _! `> NA% `? NA% _" 3.3% (2001) _# `@ $400 million `A $400 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) _$ wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides _% tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine _& 6% (1997 est.) _/ trade data are included with the statistics for Italy _0 building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics _2 trade data are included with the statistics for Italy _3 wide variety of consumer manufactures, food _5 $NA _6 $NA _7 euro (EUR) _8 euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) _9 calendar year 
]& _: 20,600 (2002) _; 16,800 (2002) _< `B adequate connections `C automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system `D country code - 378; connected to Italian international network _= AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) _> 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) _? .sm _@ 1,763 (2004) _A 14,300 (2002) 
]' _B `! 220 km `E 220 km `F 0 km (2001) _D none (2004 est.) 
]( _F Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance _N $700,000 (FY00/01) _O NA _G defense is the responsibility of Italy 
]) _H none 