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Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture-products) [time series]

wheat, grapes, maize, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, meat, cheese, hides

Budget [time series]

revenues: $320 million expenditures: $320 million, including capital expenditures of $26 million (1995 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 Italian lire (Lit) = 100 centesimi; note-also mints its own coins

Debt - external (Debt-external) [time series]

$NA

Economic aid [time series]

recipient: ODA, $NA

Economic overview (Economy-overview) [time series]

The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 1995 more than 3.3 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 Italy, which supplies much of its food.

Electricity - capacity (Electricity-capacity) [time series]

NA kW note: electricity supplied by Italy

Electricity - consumption per capita (Electricity-consumption per capita) [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - production (Electricity-production) [time series]

NA kWh note: electricity supplied by Italy

Exchange rates [time series]

Italian lire (Lit) per US$1-1,787.7 (January 1998), 1,703.1 (1997), 1,542.9 (1996), 1,628.9 (1995), 1,612.4 (1994), 1,573.7 (1993)

Exports [time series]

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy; commodities: building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, and ceramics

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year Communications

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

purchasing power parity-$500 million (1997 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP-composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Real GDP per capita (GDP-per capita) [time series]

purchasing power parity-$20,000 (1997 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP-real growth rate) [time series]

4.8% (1994 est.)

Imports [time series]

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy; commodities: wide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

NA%

Industries [time series]

tourism, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine

Inflation rate (consumer prices) (Inflation rate-consumer price index) [time series]

5.3% (1995)

Labor force [time series]

total: 15,600 (1995) by occupation: services 55%, industry 43%, agriculture 2% (1995)

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (1 private radio broadcast station)

Radios [time series]

15,000 (1994 est.)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system international: microwave radio relay and cable connections to Italian network; no satellite earth stations

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]

15,000 (1995 est.)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

1 (1991 est.) note: receives broadcasts from Italy

Televisions [time series]

9,000 (1994 est.)

Unemployment rate [time series]

3.6% (April 1996)

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]

about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Fiume Ausa 55 m highest point: Monte Titano 749 m

Environment - current issues (Environment-current issues) [time series]

International environmental agreements (Environment-international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test Ban signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution

Geographic coordinates [time series]

43 46 N, 12 25 E

Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]

landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 17% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: 83% (1993 est.)

Location [time series]

Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

Natural resources [time series]

building stone

Terrain [time series]

rugged mountains

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

9 municipalities (castelli, singular-castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle

Constitution [time series]

8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of San Marino conventional short form: San Marino local long form: Repubblica di San Marino local short form: San Marino

Data code [time series]

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Consul General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

San Marino does not have an embassy in the US honorary consulate(s) general: Washington, DC, and New York honorary consulate(s): Detroit

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Loris FRANCINI and Captain Regent Alberto CECCHETTI (for the period 1 April-30 September 1998) head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Gabriele GATTI (since NA July 1986) cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term elections: co-chiefs of state (captain regents) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA March 1998 (next to be held NA September 1998); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held NA 1993 (next to be held NA June 1998) election results: Loris FRANCINI and Alberto CECCHETTI elected captain regents; percent of legislative vote-NA; Gabriele GATTI elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote-NA note: the popularly elected parliament (Great and General Council) selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent (Co-Chiefs of State) for a six-month period; they preside over meetings of the Great and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State) which has ten other members, all selected by the Great and General Council; assisting the Captains Regent are three Secretaries of State-Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Finance-and several additional secretaries; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has assumed many of the prerogatives of a prime minister

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty)

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

301 AD (by tradition)

International organization participation [time series]

CE, ECE, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO

Judicial branch [time series]

Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII

Legal system [time series]

based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Great and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 30 May 1993 (next to be held by 31 May 1998) election results: percent of vote by party-PDCS 41.4%, PSS 23.7%, PDP 18.6%, AP 7.7%, MD 5.3%, RC 3.3%; seats by party-PDCS 26, PSS 14, PDP 11, AP 4, MD 3, RC 2

Capital (National capital) [time series]

San Marino

National holiday [time series]

Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Cesare GASPERONI, secretary general]; Democratic Progressive Party or PDP (formerly San Marino Communist Party or PSS) [Stefano MACINA, secretary general]; San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Maurizio RATTINI, secretary general]; Democratic Movement or MD [Emilio DELLA BALDA]; Popular Alliance or AP [Antonella MULARONI]; Communist Refoundation or RC [Giuseppe AMICHI]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Military

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Voluntary Military Force, Police Force

Military expenditures - dollar figure (Military expenditures-dollar figure) [time series]

$3.7 million (1995)

Military expenditures (Military expenditures-percent of GDP) [time series]

1% (1995)

People

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 16% (male 1,994; female 2,013) 15-64 years: 67% (male 8,480; female 8,282) 65 years and over: 17% (male 1,732; female 2,393) (July 1998 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

10.52 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate [time series]

8.11 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

Sammarinese, Italian

Infant mortality rate [time series]

5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Languages [time series]

Italian

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 81.42 years male: 77.5 years female: 85.34 years (1998 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese

Net migration rate [time series]

4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Population [time series]

24,894 (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.7% (1998 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.51 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international (Disputes-international) [time series]

none SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

Transportation

Airports [time series]

none

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 220 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

none

Railways [time series]

0 km; note-there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore