San Marino

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

2 (2000)

Internet country code

.sm

Internet users

NA

Radio broadcast stations

AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios

16,000 (1997)

Telephone system

general assessment: adequate connections domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system international: connected to Italian international network

Telephones - main lines in use

18,000 (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular

3,010 (1998)

Television broadcast stations

1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)

Televisions

9,000 (1997)

Agriculture - products

wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides

Budget

revenues: $400 million expenditures: $400 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)

Currency

Italian lira (ITL); euro (EUR)

Currency code

ITL; EUR

Debt - external

$NA

Economic aid - recipient

$NA

Economy - overview

The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 1999 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.

Electricity - consumption

NA kWh

Electricity - exports

0 kWh note: electric power supplied by Italy (1999)

Electricity - imports

NA kWh note: electricity supplied by Italy

Electricity - production

NA kWh

Electricity - production by source

fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%

Exchange rates

euros per US dollar - 1.06594 (January 2001), 1.08540 (2000), 0.93863 (1999); Italian lire per US dollar - 1,736.2 (1998), 1,703.1 (1997), 1,542.9 (1996)

Exports

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Exports - commodities

building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP

purchasing power parity - $860 million (2000 est.)

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

GDP - per capita

purchasing power parity - $32,000 (2000 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

8% (2000 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Imports - commodities

wide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Industrial production growth rate

6% (1997 est.)

Industries

tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.2% (2000)

Labor force

18,500 (1999)

Labor force - by occupation

services 60%, industry 38%, agriculture 2% (1998 est.)

Population below poverty line

NA%

Unemployment rate

3% (1999)

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

Climate

Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers

Coastline

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m highest point: Monte Titano 755 m

Environment - current issues

NA

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Nuclear Test Ban signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution

Geographic coordinates

43 46 N, 12 25 E

Geography - note

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

Irrigated land

NA sq km

Land boundaries

total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km

Land use

arable land: 17% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 83% (1993 est.)

Location

Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards

NA

Natural resources

building stone

Terrain

rugged mountains

Administrative divisions

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

Capital

San Marino

Constitution

8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution

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

Diplomatic representation 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

Diplomatic representation in the US

San Marino does not have an embassy in the US honorary consulate(s) general: Washington, DC, and New York honorary consulate(s): Detroit

Executive branch

chief of state: cochiefs of state Captain Regent Luigi LONFERNINI and Captain Regent Fabio BERARDI (for the period 1 April 2001-30 September 2001) head 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: cochiefs of state (captain regents) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA March 2001 (next to be held NA September 2001); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held NA June 1998 (next to be held NA June 2003) election results: Luigi LONFERNINI and Fabio BERARDI elected captain regents; percent of legislative vote - NA; Gabriele GATTI reelected 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 ten other members, all selected by the Grand 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

Flag description

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)

Government type

independent republic

Independence

3 September 301

International organization participation

CE, ECE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO

Judicial branch

Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII

Legal system

based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

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 31 May 1998 (next likely to be held by NA June 2001) election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 40.8%, PSS 23.3%, PPDS 18.6%, APDS 9.8%, RC 3.3%, SR 4.2%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS 14, PPDS 11, APDS 6, RC 2, SR 2

National holiday

Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)

Political parties and leaders

Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; San Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Pier Marino MENICUCCI]; San Marino Popular Alliance of Democrats or APDS [Mario VENTURINI]; San Marino Progressive Democratic Party or PPDS [Claudio FELICI]; San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Augusto CASALI]; Socialists for Reform or SR [Renzo GIARDI]

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

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.

Military branches

Voluntary Military Force, Police Force

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$700,000 (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

NA%

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.88% (male 2,241; female 2,100) 15-64 years: 67.94% (male 9,048; female 9,525) 65 years and over: 16.18% (male 1,902; female 2,520) (2001 est.)

Birth rate

10.76 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate

7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Ethnic groups

Sammarinese, Italian

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA%

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Infant mortality rate

6.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Languages

Italian

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.23 years male: 77.68 years female: 85.1 years (2001 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)

Nationality

noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese

Net migration rate

11.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Population

27,336 (July 2001 est.)

Population growth rate

1.45% (2001 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.3 children born/woman (2001 est.)

Disputes - international

none

Airports

none

Highways

total: 220 km paved: 220 km unpaved: 0 km (2001)

Ports and harbors

none

Railways

0 km; note - there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore

Waterways

none