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Fun Facts About San Marino – A Country Within Italy
In our February 2011 print newsletter, Sharon Sanders can take us on an intriguing pay a visit to to San Marino - the small republic tucked in in between the Italian areas of Emilia-Romagna and Le Marche. Her intensive posts on what to do, exactly where to keep and wherever to consume in this storybook destination are available to paid subscribers and are an vital resource for including a check out on to your travels through central Italy. Here are a handful of exciting, interesting facts to whet your appetite for this little jewel:
- San Marino is about 24 square miles. It is the third smallest region in Europe, after Vatican City and Monaco.
- San Marino is the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world. The official day of its founding is September 3, 301. Indeed, that is the yr 301.
- The constitution of San Marino, enacted in 1600, is the world's oldest constitution even now in effect.
- In terms of per capita GDP, San Marino is 1 of the wealthiest countries in the world. It also enjoys a spending budget surplus and no national credit card debt.
- 30,000 folks dwell in San Marino - about one,000 of them are foreigners, primarily Italians.
- Italian is San Marino's official language and the euro is the official currency.
- With no border formalities, passage from Italy to San Marino is seamless. Foreign website visitors might enter devoid of exhibiting a passport. If you'd like your passport stamped as a souvenir, there's a five-euro charge.
Picture by Paolo C., flickr.com
