San Marino

San Marino

AREA	60.5 sq km (23.4 sq miles).
POPULATION	26,266 (1998).
POPULATION DENSITY	434.1 per sq km.
CAPITAL	San Marino.San Marino
CAPITAL POPULATION	4498 (1995).
GEOGRAPHY	San Marino is a tiny state bordered by the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna to the north and east and Marche to the south and west. The landscape is for the most part green with rolling hills, dominated by the three peaks of Mount Titano. Within San Marino lie the capital of the same name and eight villages.
GOVERNMENT	Republic since 1599. Heads of State and Government: Capitani Regenti Marino Bollini and Giuseppe Arzilli since October 1999. The Captains Regent are elected by the Great General Council every six months.
LANGUAGE	Italian.
RELIGION	Roman Catholic.
STANDARD TIME	GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
ELECTRICITY	220 volts AC, 50Hz.

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