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A virtual travel guide to San Marino. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Sammarinese art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.
Beside a country profile this page contains links to sources that will provide you with in-depth information about this tiny South European nation, e.g.: official web sites of San Marino, addresses of Sammarinese and foreign embassies, city- and country guides with travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from San Marino.

San Marino - La Cesta
  

Republic of San Marino | Repubblica di San Marino

Country Profile


Flag of San Marino
Flag of San Marino

Background:
San Marino an enclave in north-east Italy dominated by the Apennines is the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco) San Marino claims to be the world's oldest republic, its constitution is dated from Oct. 1600.
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.


border countries: Italy
 
where in Europe is San Marino

Official Name:
Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino
short form: San Marino
int'l long form: Republic of San Marino

ISO Country Code: sm

Time:
Time Zone: Central European Time (CET)
Local Time = UTC +1h (summer +2)
Actual Time: Sun-May-18  12:26

Capital City: San Marino (pop. 4 500)

Other Cities: Serravalle (largest city), Borgo Maggiore, Domagnano.


Government:
Type: Republic.
Constitution: 8 October 1600
Independence: 3 September 301
Founding of the Republic: 3 September 301

Geography:
Location: Southern Europe, an enclave in north-east Italy.
Area: 61 sq. km. (24 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Rugged mountains.

Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers.

People:
Nationality: Sammarinese.
Population: 29 000
Ethnic groups: Sammarinese, Italian.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Languages: Italian
Literacy: 96%

Natural resources: building stone

Agriculture products: Wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides

Industries: Tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine

Exports: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Import: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Currency: Euro (EUR)


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Official Sites of San Marino

Consiglio Grande e Generale della Repubblica di San Marino
Sammarinese parliament site (in Italian)


Segreteria di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e Politici
Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs.

Diplomatic Missions
Diplomatic Representations of San Marino
Address list of San Marino's diplomatic missions abroad.
Diplomatic and Consular Corps in San Marino
Address list of foreign diplomatic missions in San Marino.


Maps
Map of San Marino
Political map of San Marino.
Google Earth Google Earth San Marino
Zoomable satellite view of San Marino.
to Map of Europe
Political map of Europe.

 

News

La Tribuna Sammarinese
San Marino daily news for subscribers (in Italian)

Radio/TV
San Marino RTV
With news from Italy and San Marino (in Italian)
 

 

Arts & Culture

Archivio di Stato
The National Archive.

Museo di Stato
State Museum of San Marino presents archaeological finds, art objects, and much more related to San Marino's history.

Allegro Vivo
Allegro Vivo promotes musical culture and artistic activities in general in San Marino and abroad.
 

 

Business & Economy

Banca Centrale della Rep. San Marino
Central Bank of San Marino.


Pagine Gialle di San Marino
San Marino Yellow Pages (in Italian)
 
 

Destination San Marino - Travel and Tour Guides

Discover San Marino: accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, tours and much more.


visitsanmarino
Official tourism website of San Marino.

Omniway
A San Marino portal web site, with news, events and more tourism information (in Italian).

Welcome to San Marino
Another San Marino guide.

 
 Books about Travel in San Marino

US books 

Travel Guides San Marino
   Travel Guides San Marino
   Guide de tourisme et voyages en Saint-Marin (in French)
UK books  San Marino Travel Guides
fr books  Guide de tourisme et voyages en Saint-Marin
German books  German Books: Reiseführer San Marino

Education

Università degli Studi
San Marino University.
 
 

Environment

Centro Naturalistico Sammarinese
Sammarinese Center for Nature (in Italian).
La fauna e l'ambiente di San Marino
Site about the fauna of San Marino (in Italian)
 
 

History

History of San Marino
Entry of Wikipedia.
History of Republic of San Marino
Informative site about San Marino's history.
 
 

Additional Information on San Marino

BBC News Country Profile: San Marino
Governments on the WWW: San Marino
Open Directory Project: San Marino
Wikipedia: San Marino
The World Factbook -- San Marino
 
 

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