San Marino Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of San Marino San Marino 61 sq km 23 sq mi PEOPLE Population 29,973 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.18 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 34,565 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 35,335 (2050 estimate) Population density 491 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 1,273 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 89 percent (2003 estimate) Share rural 11 percent (2003 estimate) Largest cities, with population San Marino 4,601 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Sammarinese, Italian Languages Italian (official) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic (official) 89 percent Nonreligious 5 percent O ther 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 81.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 85.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 78.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 399 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 140 people (1990) Literacy rate Total 96.1 percent (1995) Female 95.3 percent (1995) Male Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 96.8 percent (1995) Not available 9 years (2002-2003) 5 students per teacher (1999-2000) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 8 October 1600; 1926 electoral law serves some of the functions of a constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) 1,690 million (2006) 59,078.70 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available 0 percent (2004) I ndustry 41 percent (2004) Services 59 percent (2004) Unemployment rate 3.1 percent (2003) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue 570 million (2004) Total expenditure 614 million (2004) Monetary unit European Union (EU) single currency, the euro (EUR). San Marino also mints its own coins. Major trade partners for exports Italy Major trade partners for imports Italy ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Not available Electricity from hydroelectric sources Not available Electricity from nuclear sources Not available Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Not available Number of radios per 1,000 people 1,406 (1998 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 741 (2004) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 909 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Not available 70 (1997) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Not available Paved road as a share of total roads Not available SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
