- Capital: City of San Marino
- Size: 23.5 sq. miles. (61.2 sq kms)
- Population: 28,150 approx
- Location: North-central Italy
- Official Language: Italian
- Currency: Euro
- Internet TLD: .sm
San Marino is the oldest republic and sovereign state in the world. It was founded on AD 301 by a Christian stonecutter Marino. The Constitution of San Marino, enacted in 1600, is the world's oldest constitution still in effect. San Marino was conquered only twice in the history and that too for only a brief period of a month each in the 16
th century and the 18
th century. Even Napoleon praised San Marino as a model republic when he left San Marino alone while he invaded most of the Europe. Half of San Marino’s total income is derived from tourism as more than 3 million tourists visiting every year.
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