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San Marino

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1Alternate long-form name is Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino (Most Serene Republic of San Marino).

2San Marino uses the euro as its official currency even though it is not a member of the EU.
Official nameRepubblica di San Marino (Republic of San Marino)1
Form of governmentunitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Great and General Council [60])
Heads of state and governmentCaptains-Regent (2)
CapitalSan Marino
Official languageItalian
Official religionnone
Monetary uniteuro (€)2
Population(2010 est.) 31,800
Total area (sq mi)23.63
Total area (sq km)61.2
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San Marino,  [Credit: Encyclop?dia Britannica, Inc.]small republic situated on the slopes of Mount Titano, on the Adriatic side of central Italy between the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions and surrounded on all sides by the Republic of Italy. It is the smallest independent state in Europe after Vatican City and Monaco and, until the independence of Nauru (1968), the smallest republic in the world.

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