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 San Marino
Italy. It is located in northern Italy, south of the city of Rimini. The people speak Italian and use Italian currency, and also are mostly Roman Catholic.
4,429. Based on a 2000 population estimate. There are about 28,119 people in the country, meaning that around 16% of people in San Marino are in their capital.
1992. Although San Marino doesn't do much for the United Nations, it does pay 0.002% of the U.N.'s annual fees. (That means that for every $50,000 the U.N. needs, San Marino pays $1)
301 A.D.. If San Marino was founded on September 3, 301 A.D., that would make it the oldest republic still standing today. According to this tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonecutter who wanted freedom from religious persecution.
tourism. In 2000, over three million people visited San Marino.
18 . Both men and women can vote.
Sammarinese. Sammarinese is used for both singular and plural tense. Thanks for taking my quiz!
Italy. It lies in the Apennine Mountains of northeastern Italy and has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea.
| San Marino was established by a Christian stonemason called Marinus who fled to escape religous persecution by the Romans? | San Marino Facts
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t. He fled to Mt Titano around which San Marino is built.
t. It became a republic in the early 1300's. The people elect the 60 council members to five-year terms. Twice a year, the heads of all the families in San Marino meet--as they have for centuries--to discuss public matters.
| How many independent countries are there in the world smaller than San Marino in size? | San Marino Facts
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4. Tuvalu, Nauru, Monaco and the Vatican state in that order, with the Vatican state being the smallest.
Neutral but joined the allies after Italy fell. Although it was officialy neutral from 1939 to 1944, the government was controlled by fascists who sympathised with Italy. The British even bombed San Marino in 1944.
| One of the most popular yearly events is the San Marino Grand Prix. Which Formula One legend tragically died during the 1994 Formula One Grand Prix? | San Marino Facts
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Ayrton Senna . Ayrton Senna won the 1988, 1990, and 1991 World Drivers' Championships, driving for the McLaren team. He won a total of 41 Grand Prix.
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