Sunday 7 December 2014

San Marino - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Republic of San Marino
Captains Regent: Gian Franco Terenzi and Guerrino Zanotti (2014)
Total area: 23 sq mi (60 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 32,742 (growth rate: 0.87%); birth rate: 8.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.52/1000; life expectancy: 83.18; density per sq mi: 1,346.8
Capital (2013 est.): San Marino, 4,128
Largest city: Dogana, 7,000 (2014 est.)
Monetary unit: Euro

According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world. San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars.

Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992.According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world.

San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars. Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992.The Captains Regent, an elected pair, serves as San Marino's heads of state. The two people are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council of San Marino. Each new pair takes office the first day of every April and October. As of Oct. 1, 2014, the current two heads of state and government are Gian Franco Terenzi and Guerrino Zanotti.













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