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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of san marino conventional short form: san marino local short form: san marino local long form: repubblica di san marino |
| Government type | independent republic |
| Capital | San Marino |
| Administrative divisions | 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle |
| Independence | 3 September 301 |
| National holiday | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301) |
| Constitution | 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution |
| Legal system | based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: cochiefs of state captain regent giuseppe arzilli and captain regent roberto raschi (for the period 1 october 2004-31 march 2005) elections: cochiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA September 2004 (next to be held NA March 2005); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held 17 December 2002 (next to be held NA June 2007) note: the popularly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent (cochiefs of state) for a six-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 10 other members, all selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 10 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed some of the prerogatives of a prime minister election results: giuseppe arzilli and roberto raschi elected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - na%; fiorenzo stolfi elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote - 40% cabinet: congress of state elected by the great and general council for a five-year term head of government: secretary of state for foreign and political affairs fiorenzo stolfi (since 17 december 2002) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 10 june 2001 (next to be held by june 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - pdcs 41.4%, pss 24.2%, pd 20.8%, apds 8.2%, rc 3.4%, an 1.9%; seats by party - pdcs 25, pss 15, pd 12, apds 5, rc 2, an 1 |
| Judicial branch | Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII |
| Political parties and leaders | Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; National Alliance or AN [leader NA]; Party of Democrats or PD [Claudio FELICI]; San Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Giovanni LONFERNINI]; San Marino Popular Alliance of Democrats or APDS [Roberto GIORGETTI]; San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Alberto CECCHETTI]; Socialists for Reform or SR [Renzo GIARDI] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | CE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | San Marino does not have an embassy in the US
honorary consulate(s) general: washington, dc and new york honorary consulate(s): detroit and honolulu |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Consul General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty) |
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