San Marino

republicIndependence 301 AD (by tradition)

San Marino as the 1991 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 63 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalSan Marino

Area60 km2

Populationas each edition published it

23,264 people July 1991 · 23,123 in 1990

Population growth% a year

Not in this edition 1.01% in 1993

Median ageyears

Not in this edition 39.6 yrs in 2003

Life expectancyyears at birth

Not in this edition 81.18 yrs in 1993

Fertility ratechildren per woman

1.3 children per woman 1991 · 1.3 in 1990

Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births

8 deaths per 1,000 live births 1991 · 9 in 1990

GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars

Not in this edition $20,000 in 1993

GDP real growth% a year

Not in this edition 2.4% in 1995

Geography

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Total area

60km2

land area: 60 km2Comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundary

39km with Italy

Climate

Mediterranean;
mild to cool winters;
warm, sunny summers

Land use

arable land 17%;
permanent crops 0%;
meadows and pastures 0%;
forest and woodland 0%;
other 83%

Note

landlocked;
world's smallest republic;
enclave of Italy

People

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Population

23,264

(July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)

Per 1,000 population(1991)

Birth

8Death

7Net migration

Labor force

4,300

about

Literacy

96%

(male 96%, female 95%) age 14 and over can read and write (1976)

Nationality

noun--Sanmarinese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Sanmarinese

Organized labor

Democratic Federation of Sanmarinese Workers (affiliated with ICFTU) has about 1,800 members; Communist-dominated General Federation of Labor, 1,400 members

Government

Republic

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Grand and General Council, 60 seats, elected 29 May 1988one dot, one seat

DCS 27PCS 18PSU 8PSS 7

Administrative divisions

9 municipalities (castelli, singular--castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle

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

National holiday

Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September

Executive branch

two captains regent, Congress of State (cabinet);
real executive power is wielded by the secretary of state for foreign affairs and the secretary of state for internal affairs

Legislative branch

unicameral Great and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale)

Judicial branch

Council of Twelve (Consiglio dei XII) Co-Chiefs of State--Captain Regent Aldamiro BARTOLINI and Captain Regent Ottaviano ROSSI (since 1 April 1990);
Head of Government--Prime Minister Gabriele GATTI (since July 1986) Christian Democratic Party (DCS), Gabriele GATTI;
San Marino Democratic Progressive Party (PPDS) formerly San Marino Communist Party (PCS), Gilberto GHIOTTI;
San Marino Socialist Party (PSS), Remy GIACOMINI;
Democratic Movement (MD), Emilio Della BALDA;
San Marino Social Democratic Party (PSDS), Augusto CASALI;
San Marino Republican Party (PRS), Cristoforo BUSCARINI

Suffrage

universal at age 18 Grand and General Council--last held 29 May 1988 (next to be held by May 1993);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(60 total) DCS 27, PCS 18, PSU 8, PSS 7

Other political parties or pressure groups

political parties influenced by policies of their counterparts in Italy

Member of

CE, CSCE, ICAO, ICFTU, ILO, IMF (observer), IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, LORCS, NAM (guest), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WTO

Diplomatic representation

San Marino maintains honorary Consulates General in Washington and New York, and an honorary Consulate in Detroit;
US--no mission in San Marino, but the Consul General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino;
Consulate General at Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci, 38, 50123 Firenze, Italy (mailing address is APO New York 09019-0007);
telephone [39] (55) 239-8276 through 8279 and 217-605

Flag

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)

Economy

More than 2 million tourists visit each year, contributing about 60% to GDP. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is another important income producer.

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GDP, purchasing power parity

$393million

per capita $17,000; real growth rate 2% (1990 est.)

Inflation, consumer prices

(1990)

Unemployment rate

6.5%

(1985)

More than 2 million tourists visit each year, contributing about 60% to GDP. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is another important income producer. The manufacturing sector employs nearly 40% of the labor force and agriculture less than 4%. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to northern Italy.

Budget

revenues $99.2 million; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1983)

Exports

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy;
commodity trade consists primarily of exchanging building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, and ceramics for a wide variety of consumer manufactures