San Marino

Official name (in Italian)

Repubblica di San Marino

Name etymology

named after Saint MARINUS, who founded a monastic settlement on Monte Titano in the early 4th century

DesignMeaningHistory

1. The flag of the Republic of San Marino is composed of two fields, divided horizontally, white at the top, light blue at the bottom, in the centre of which appears the official coat of arms.

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishItalian

Proportions of the flag

3:4

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishItalian

Title (in Italian)

Inno Nazionale della Repubblica

Title (in English, translated)

National Anthem of the Republic

The anthem is officially without lyrics.

Land area

61 km²

Water area

0.00 km²

Italy

37 km

Avg. temperature

14.8 °C

Avg. daily range

11.6 to 18 °C

Annual precipitation

842 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	8.6	6	3.6	64
February	9.6	6.6	3.7	72
March	12.8	9.6	6.4	69
April	16.2	12.9	9.5	75
May	20.9	17.5	13.9	68
June	25.5	22	18.1	52
July	28	24.4	20.4	41
August	27.9	24.2	20.4	52
September	23.5	19.9	16.5	78
October	18.7	15.6	12.7	89
November	13.6	11	8.6	97
December	9.6	7	4.7	84

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

1,985 hectares (33.1%)

Permanent crops

315 hectares (5.3%)

Forest

1,000 hectares (16.7%)

Other land

2,700 hectares (45.0%)

Birth rate

5.8 per 1,000 population

Death rate

8.7 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

+3.8 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	3.0%	4.2%
70-79	4.8%	5.3%
60-69	7.7%	7.6%
50-59	8.6%	9.0%
40-49	6.2%	6.7%
30-39	4.8%	4.9%
20-29	5.6%	5.0%
10-19	5.1%	4.9%
0-9	3.4%	3.4%

Share aged 65 and over

23.8%

Share aged under 18

14.6%

Total dependency ratio

54

Youth dependency ratio

18

Elderly dependency ratio

37

Sex ratio

0.97 male / female

The office of Head of State is held collegially by two Captains Regent, appointed by the Great and General Council (parliament), over which they preside (Art. 3).

The collegial Congress of State (the government), appointed by and responsible to the Great and General Council, can be removed by an absolute-majority no-confidence motion; the executive cannot dissolve the Council (Art. 3; Constitutional Law 183/2005, Art. 9).

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. TueJan 6Epiphany
3. ThuFeb 5Anniversary of the Liberation of the Republic and Feast of Saint Agatha
4. WedMar 25Anniversary of the Arengo
5. WedApr 1Investiture of Captains Regent
6. SunApr 5Easter Sunday
7. MonApr 6Easter Monday
8. FriMay 1Workers' Day
9. ThuJun 4Corpus Christi
10. TueJul 28Anniversary of the Fall of Fascism and Freedom Day
11. SatAug 15Assumption Day
12. ThuSep 3Saint Marinus' Day, Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic
13. ThuOct 1Investiture of Captains Regent
14. SunNov 1All Saints' Day
15. MonNov 2Commemoration of the Dead
16. TueDec 8Immaculate Conception
17. FriDec 25Christmas Day
18. SatDec 26Saint Stephen's Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

GDP per capita (nominal)

$70,662 (14th in the world)

The shape of the economy

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GDP by end use

Households

+38.3%

Government

+14.1%

Investment

+16.6%

Exports

+186%

Imports

−155%

Current account

17% of GDP, $413 million surplus

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San MarinoWorld

Human Development Index by year

Year	San Marino	World
2000	0.881	0.651
2001	0.883	0.657
2002	0.885	0.662
2003	0.888	0.669
2004	0.890	0.675
2005	0.893	0.681
2006	0.895	0.688
2007	0.898	0.694
2008	0.900	0.698
2009	0.903	0.701
2010	0.905	0.707
2011	0.902	0.713
2012	0.893	0.717
2013	0.896	0.721
2014	0.897	0.726
2015	0.896	0.731
2016	0.898	0.735
2017	0.903	0.739
2018	0.904	0.741
2019	0.908	0.745
2020	0.895	0.742
2021	0.903	0.742
2022	0.910	0.752
2023	0.915	0.756

Expected for a child today

14.6 years

Share of government spending

13.4%

Households with Internet access

97.3%

Fixed telephone lines

16,000

Fixed broadband

35.8 subscriptions per 100 people

Counts subscriptions, not people.

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2021

Per resident

2.7 arrivals per resident

Same-day visitors

1.3 million arrivals

Visitor spending in the country

$262 million(2022)

Residents' spending abroad

$223 million(2022)

Hotel beds

1,472

Average hotel stay

1.7 nights

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

Site
San Marino Historic Center and Mount Titano

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

9

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

Treaty	Standing	Joined
Climate
Paris Agreement	in force	2018
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	in force	1995
Kyoto Protocol	in force	2010
Ozone layer
Montreal Protocol	in force	2009
Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer)	in force	2009
Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity	in force	1995
CITES	in force	2005
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn)	not a party
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	not a party
Nagoya Protocol	not a party
Land and heritage
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	not a party
World Heritage Convention	in force	1992
UN Convention to Combat Desertification	in force	1999
Chemicals and waste
Basel Convention	in force	2023
Rotterdam Convention (PIC)	not a party
Stockholm Convention (POPs)	not a party
Minamata Convention on Mercury	not a party
Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	not a party
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)	not a party
MARPOL 73/78	not a party