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San Marino is a small country within north east Italy.

San Marino is a land locked country which means it has no coastline.

The land is made up of mountains.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of San Marino, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 43 46N
Longitude - 12 25E

The capital of San Marino is San Marino.

San Marino is a parliamentary republic. It has a 60 member Great and General Council which is elected every 5 years. This, in turn, is headed by two leaders who are elected by the council every six months. They are called Captain-regents and act as Heads of State for those six months. The first captains-regent were appointed in 1243AD. The country is run by a 10 member Congress of State which is also elected by the Great and General Council.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in San Marino is the euro although San Marino is not a member of the European Union.

Italian is the official language.

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The San Marino flag is 2 equal horizontal stripes of white and light blue. The national coat of arms is shown in the centre of the flag. The shield features three mountain peaks on a blue field. The shield has a wreath around the sides, a crown at the top and a scroll bearing the word libertas (meaning liberty in English) underneath. The two colours of the flag represent peace (white) and liberty (blue).

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These are the words to the San Marino National Anthem called National Anthem of the Republic. It was adopted in 1894. There are no lyrics.

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The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media

The total land area of San Marino is 61 sq kms which is the 42nd largest in Europe.

San Marino has no lakes, rivers or canals.

San Marino has boundaries with 1 country

• Italy 37 kms

San Marino has no coastline.

The highest point in San Marino is Monte Titano at 755 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of San Marino is 33,285 people, making it the 42nd largest country in Europe by population.

Of this number 17,167 are females and 16,118 are males.

A person from San Marino is called a Sammarinese.

To be a citizen of San Marino, one of your parents must be a citizen of San Marino. It is not sufficient to be born in San Marino. You have to live in San Marino for 30 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in San Marino, by population are:-

• Serra valle 9,258 people
• Borga Maggiore 6,424
• San Marino City 4,500
• Domagnano 3,161
• Fiorentino 2,510

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



94.2% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in San Marino is 8.6 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in San Marino is 8.6 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 4.2 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 4.6 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 45.1 and for males is 43.1. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

We have no figures for the average age of a woman when she has her first child.

The elderly dependency ratio is 24.7. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 4.1. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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San Marino spends 6.1% of its total income on health care.

There are 5.10 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 3.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

We have no figures for the percentage of the population estimated as obese.

We have no data for drinking water and availability of toilets for San Marino.

We have no figures for the amount of carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy.

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San Marino spends 2.4% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in San Marino. Primary education is for five years until age 11 and secondary education must continue till 14 but can go on to 16.

We haven't been able to find out the school terms but assume they follow Italy.

We have no figures for the number of people who are able to read and write by the age of 15.

27.42% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 36.0% are unemployed while with males 21.4% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in San Marino is 21,960.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

8.7% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There are 0 airports in San Marino.


There are 0 kilometres of railways in San Marino.


There are 292 kilometres of roads in San Marino, which means San Marino is in 42nd place for the most kilometres of roads in Europe.

There is 1 major national newspapers in San Marino.

There are 37,000 mobile phone users.

50% of the people have a fixed landline.



17,200 people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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