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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-15  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  14.         <text><span class="style42"></span><span class="style12">SAN MARINO</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> Serenissima Reppublica di San Marino (Most Serene Republic of San Marino)</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, OSCE</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">61 km2 (23 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">24100 (1993 est)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">San Marino 9000 (city 4200; 1991 est)</span><span class="style42">Other main town: </span><span class="style13">Serravalle 7300 (1991 est)</span><span class="style42">Language: </span><span class="style13">Italian (official)</span><span class="style42">Religion: </span><span class="style13">Roman Catholic (official; 95%)</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">The 60-member Great and General Council is elected by universal adult suffrage for five years. The Council elects two of its members to be Captains-Regent, who jointly hold office as heads of state and of government for six months. The Captains-Regent preside over a 10-member Congress of State ΓÇô the equivalent of a Cabinet ΓÇô which is elected by the Council for five years.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">The country is dominated by the triple limestone peaks of Monte Titano at 739 m (2424 ft). </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">San Marino has a mild Mediterranean climate.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">Manufacturing and tourism ΓÇô in particular visitors on excursions ΓÇô are the mainstays of the economy. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">San Marino uses Italian currency.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">Established as an independent commune by the 12th century, San Marino retained its autonomy because of its isolation and by playing off powerful neighbors against each other. Its independence was recognized by Napoleon Bonaparte (1797), the Congress of Vienna (1815) and the new Kingdom of Italy (1862). In 1957 a bloodless ΓÇÿrevolutionΓÇÖ replaced the Communist-Socialist administration that had been in power since 1945.# San Marino is included in the EU/EC by special agreement.</span></text>
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