| San Marino |
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| Background: The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marino in A.D. 301. 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. |
| Geography and Environmental |
Capital: name: San Marino
geographic coordinates: 43 56 N, 12 25 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Area Total: 61.2 sq km |
| Area Land: 61.2 sq km |
| Area Water: 0 sq km |
| Area Comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers |
| Terrain: rugged mountains |
| Elevation Extremes Lowest Point: Torrente Ausa 55 m |
| Elevation Extremes Highest Point: Monte Titano 755 m |
| Natural Resources: building stone |
| Land Use Arable Land: 16.67% |
| Land Use Permanent Crops: 0% |
| Land Use Other: 83.33% (2005) |
| Irrigated Land: NA |
| Natural Hazards: NA |
| Environment Current Issues: NA |
| Geography Note: landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines |
| Population |
| Population: 29,615 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age Structure 0 to 14 Years: 16.8% (male 2,573/female 2,404) |
| Age Structure 15 to 64 Years: 66.1% (male 9,388/female 10,178) |
| Age Structure 65 Years And Over: 17.1% (male 2,190/female 2,882) (2007 est.) |
| Median Age Total: 40.9 years |
| Median Age Male: 40.6 years |
| Median Age Female: 41.3 years (2007 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate: 1.219% (2007 est.) |
| Birth Rate: 9.89 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death Rate: 8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex Ratio At Birth: 1.09 male(s)/female |
| Sex Ratio Under 15 Years: 1.07 male(s)/female |
| Sex Ratio 15 to 64 Years: 0.922 male(s)/female |
| Sex Ratio 65 Years And Over: 0.76 male(s)/female |
| Sex Ratio Total Population: 0.915 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate Total: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Infant Mortality Rate Male: 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Infant Mortality Rate Female: 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life Expectancy At BirthTotalPopulation: 81.8 years |
| Life Expectancy At Birth Male: 78.33 years |
| Life Expectancy At Birth Female: 85.57 years (2007 est.) |
| Total Fertility Rate: 1.34 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate: NA |
| HIV AIDS People Living With HIV AIDS: NA |
| HIV AIDS Deaths: NA |
| Religions: Roman Catholic |
| Languages: Italian |
| Literacy Definition: age 10 and over can read and write |
| Literacy Total Population: 96% |
| Literacy Male: 97% |
| Literacy Female: 95% |
| Administrative Divisions: 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle |
| Legal System: based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Economy |
| Overview: The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 2006 more than 2.1 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. |
| GDP Purchasing Power Parity: $850 million (2004 est.) |
| GDP Real Growth Rate: 4.6% (2004 est.) |
| GDP Composition By Sector Agriculture: NA% |
| GDP Composition By Sector Industry: NA% |
| GDP Composition By Sector Services: NA% |
| Labor Force: 20,470 (2004) |
Labor Force By Occupation: agriculture: 0.2%
industry: 40.1%
services: 59.7% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate: 3.8% (2004) |
Household Income Or Consumption By Percentage Share: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation Rate Consumer Prices: -1.5% (2006) |
| Industries: tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine |
| Industrial Production Growth Rate: 5.6% (2005 est.) |
| Energy |
| Exports: $1.291 billion (2004) |
| Exports Commodities: building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics |
| Imports: $2.035 billion (2004) |
| Imports Commodities: wide variety of consumer manufactures, food |
| Debt External: $NA |
| Economic Aid Recipient: $NA |
| Communications |
| Telephones Main Lines In Use: 20,600 (2002) |
| TelephonesMobileCellular: 16,800 (2002) |
| Telephone System General Assessment: adequate connections |
| Telephone System Domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system |
| Telephone System International: country code - 378; connected to Italian international network |
| Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios: 16,000 (1997) |
| Television Broadcast Stations: 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) |
| Televisions: 9,000 (1997) |
| Internet Service Providers-ISPs: 2 (2000) |
| Internet Users: 14,300 (2002) |
| Transportation |
| Military Expenditures Percent Of GDP: NA |
| Disputes International: none |