San Marino:
Geography


Background	The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marino in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of Italy; social and political trends in the republic also track closely with those of its larger neighbor.

Location	Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Geographic coordinates	43 46 N, 12 25 E
Map references	Europe
Area	total: 61.2 sq km land: 61.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Terrain	rugged mountains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m highest point: Monte Titano 755 m
Natural resources	building stone
Land use	arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (2005)
Irrigated land	NA
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution
Geography - note	landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines