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San Marino

Also Known As Republic of San Marino
Southern Europe

San Marino is a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, entirely surrounded by Italy on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains. At just over 61 square kilometers it is the fifth-smallest country in the world. It claims a traditional founding date of AD 301, making it, by its own account, the oldest extant sovereign state. Its capital, the City of San Marino, sits atop Monte Titano. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
City of San Marino 2
Population
34,172 2
2026 estimate, from San Marino's own Wikipedia infobox; the figure was 34,042 in 2025.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
61.19 2
Independence or Founding Year
301 2
No colonial-independence date applies. 3 September 301 is the traditional founding date San Marino itself claims, as the world's oldest extant sovereign state and oldest constitutional republic; the date is traditional, not independently documented.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
San Marino

Cities

City of San Marino

San Marino
Connections

Associated With

City of San Marino, Cities
Source City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
Southern Europe, Regions
Source San Marino (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

City of San Marino, Cities
Source City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. San Marino (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy
  • Infobox, capital
    City of San Marino
  • Infobox, area
    61.19 km2
  • Infobox, 2026 estimate
    34,172
  • Infobox, independence
    From the Roman Empire 3 September 301 (traditional)
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City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: City of San Marino, Infobox, Country
    San Marino
  • Has Capital: City of San Marino, Lead section
    is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino
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