San Marino
San Marino · Southern Europe
San Marino is a country in Europe. Its capital city is San Marino, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is Italian.
With a population of roughly 34,000 people spread over 61 km², San Marino is the 191st most populous country in the world and the 191st largest by area. That works out at about 557 people per square kilometre.
San Marino shares land borders with Italy — its only land neighbour. Its largest urban centres are Dogana, Borgo Maggiore and San Marino. The highest point in the country is Monte Titano, at 739 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Tuvalu, while its population is closest to that of Monaco.
- Capital
- San Marino
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 34,000
- Area
- 61 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- Italian
- Highest point
- Monte Titano
739 m - Land borders
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San Marino: things worth knowing
- San Marino claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and the oldest republic, traditionally founded in 301.
- It is entirely surrounded by Italy and has never had a coastline.
- The country has two heads of state, the Captains Regent, who serve six-month terms together.
San Marino in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. San Marino ranks 43rd among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.