San Marino

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Country summary

Capital

San Marino

Borders

Italy 39 km

Government type

republic

Population

30,167 (July 2010 est.)[1]

Population growth

1.15% (2010 est.)[1]

Life expectancy

80.81 years[1]

Unemployment

3.1% (2008)[1]


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 Marinus 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.[1]

Economical characteristics

  • Currency: Euro (ISO code: EUR)
  • Central bank discount rate: [1]
  • Commercial banks lending rate: NA% (31 December 2008)[1]


Statistics

Statistic / Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
GDP (million USD)[2] 853 774 815 880 1 123 1 317 1 375 1 469 1 703
Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] 16.550 34.464 41.491 51.081 62.042
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] 46.449 44.449 46.587 45.218 45.465
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] 46.728 40.917 43.244 39.159 39.054
Debt to revenue (years) 0.356 0.775 0.891 1.130 1.365

References

Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 CIA - The World Factbook. "San Marino", from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-29.
  2. World Bank. "San Marino: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
  3. World Bank. "San Marino: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
  4. World Bank. "San Marino: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
  5. World Bank. "San Marino: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.

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