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/
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Population2026 estimate, from San Marino's own Wikipedia infobox; the figure was 34,042 in 2025. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearNo 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. Income Group Government Type Classification
Sovereignty Status San Marino
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Source City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
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Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: San Marino
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Source City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
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Source Alice Mina (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Alice Mina (born 22 April 1987) is a Sammarinese politician and member of the Grand and General Council, the parliament of San Marino.
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Source Mirko Tomassoni (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Mirko Tomassoni (born 24 April 1969) is a Sammarinese politician, who served as Captain Regent of San Marino for the six-month term from October 2007 to April 2008 and the second term from October 2018 until April 2019.
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Source Vladimiro Selva (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Vladimiro Selva (born 19 October 1970) is a Sammarinese politician and a member of the Grand and General Council, the unicameral parliament of San Marino.
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Source Alex de Angelis (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Sammarinese retired motorcycle road racer
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Source Manuel Poggiali (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
Manuel Poggiali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmanuel podˈdʒali]; born 14 February 1983) is a Sammarinese Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.
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Source Myles Amine (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
Born in the United States, he represents San Marino internationally.
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Source Simone Bacciocchi (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Sammarinese former footballer
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Source Brevi cenni sull’ordinamento costituzionale e gli organi istituzionali della Repubblica di San Marino, FilodirittoThe Council of XII, Republic of San MarinoQuote, The Council of XII, Republic of San Marino
Il potere giudiziario è amministrato dal Consiglio dei XII, il quale svolge anche la funzione di giudice di terza istanza.
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. San Marino (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
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_km2
61.19
Infobox: population_estimate
34,172
Lead section
San Marino claims to have been founded in AD 301 and to be the oldest extant sovereign state, and the oldest constitutional republic. It is named after Saint Marinus, a legendary stonemason from the Roman island of Rab (in present-day Croatia), who is said to have fled persecution under Emperor Diocletian to have established a monastic community on Monte Titano, where he built a small chapel.
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: San Marino
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government, Government type
parliamentary republic
Borders: Italy, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Italy 37 km
View the Source 4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SMR, incomeLevelQuote, Country record SMR, incomeLevel
"name": "San Marino", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
Wikidata: San Marino
City of San Marino (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated 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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