| Country | San Marino |
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| Flag |  |
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| Capital | name: San Marino geographic coordinates: 43 56 N, 12 25 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Population | 29,615 (July 2007 est.) |
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| GMT | +1 |
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| Location | Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
see map |
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| Area | total: 61.2 sq km land: 61.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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| Ethnic groups | Sammarinese, Italian |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic |
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| Languages | Italian |
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| Government type | republic |
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| National holiday | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301) |
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| Constitution | 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution |
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| Legal system | based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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| Background | The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marino in A.D. 301. 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. |
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Internet country code | .sm |
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