San Marino is an independent and sovereign member of the international community. It maintains an extensive diplomatic network relative to its diminutive size, as well as an active foreign policy and international presence.
Among other international organizations, San Marino is a full member of the following international organizations:
It also cooperates with UNICEF and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has official relations with the European Union. [1] [2] [3]
From May 10 until November 6, 1990, San Marino held the semi-annual presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The second San Marino Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe was from November 2006 until May 2007.
List of countries which San Marino maintains diplomatic relations with: (consular relations with Haiti)
# | Country | Date [4] |
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1 | France | 15 May 1965 |
2 | Romania | 18 May 1974 |
3 | Albania | 21 June 1976 |
4 | Iran | 30 July 1976 |
5 | Iceland | 28 October 1978 |
6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 May 1984 |
7 | Belgium | 26 March 1985 |
– | Holy See | 18 January 1986 |
– | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 4 March 1986 |
8 | Austria | 2 April 1987 |
9 | Italy | 1 August 1988 [5] |
10 | Sweden | 13 December 1988 |
11 | Egypt | 27 April 1989 |
12 | Czech Republic | 15 April 1991 |
13 | Hungary | 24 May 1991 |
14 | China | 18 June 1991 |
15 | Slovenia | 14 January 1992 |
16 | Spain | 29 April 1992 |
17 | Brunei | 10 June 1992 |
18 | Jordan | 13 July 1992 |
19 | Cyprus | 20 October 1992 |
20 | Denmark | 3 November 1992 |
21 | Slovakia | 1 January 1993 |
22 | South Africa | 30 April 1993 |
23 | Georgia | 23 July 1993 |
24 | Russia | 30 September 1993 |
25 | Argentina | 6 October 1994 [6] |
26 | Poland | 14 November 1994 |
27 | Croatia | 15 November 1994 |
28 | Ireland | 13 January 1995 |
29 | Portugal | 27 March 1995 [7] |
30 | Switzerland | 10 July 1995 |
31 | Malta | 17 July 1995 |
32 | Australia | 13 September 1995 |
33 | Germany | 15 September 1995 |
34 | Israel | 30 October 1995 |
35 | Ukraine | 30 October 1995 [8] |
36 | Andorra | 30 November 1995 [9] |
37 | Netherlands | 1995 [10] |
38 | Finland | 27 February 1996 |
39 | Japan | 27 May 1996 |
40 | Cuba | 28 May 1996 |
41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 November 1996 |
42 | Norway | 11 December 1996 |
43 | Canada | 24 November 1997 |
44 | United Kingdom | 18 November 1998 |
45 | Uruguay | 22 September 1999 [7] |
46 | Libya | 20 October 1999 |
47 | Greece | 22 November 1999 |
48 | Bulgaria | 17 April 2000 |
49 | Latvia | 18 May 2000 |
50 | South Korea | 22 August 2000 |
51 | Luxembourg | 8 February 2001 |
52 | Guatemala | 14 February 2002 |
53 | Seychelles | 14 March 2002 |
54 | Algeria | 13 February 2003 |
55 | Azerbaijan | 3 April 2003 |
56 | Colombia | 3 April 2003 |
57 | Paraguay | 3 April 2003 |
58 | Philippines | 3 April 2003 |
59 | Serbia | 3 April 2003 |
60 | Qatar | 3 May 2003 |
61 | Thailand | 12 September 2003 |
62 | Estonia | 15 October 2003 |
63 | Lithuania | 19 October 2003 |
64 | Brazil | 20 November 2003 [11] |
65 | Panama | 22 January 2004 |
66 | Malaysia | 29 January 2004 |
67 | Kyrgyzstan | 20 September 2004 [12] |
68 | Moldova | 28 September 2004 [7] |
69 | Morocco | 14 October 2004 |
70 | Gambia | 29 October 2004 |
71 | Yemen | 22 February 2005 |
72 | North Korea | 14 March 2005 |
73 | Belize | 5 May 2005 |
74 | Kazakhstan | 5 May 2005 |
75 | Nepal | 10 August 2005 [13] |
76 | Peru | 29 September 2005 |
77 | Turkey | 12 October 2005 [14] |
78 | Eritrea | 28 October 2005 |
79 | Singapore | 9 December 2005 |
80 | Tunisia | 17 December 2005 |
81 | Pakistan | 12 April 2006 [15] |
82 | Monaco | 1 June 2006 |
83 | Armenia | 17 October 2006 |
84 | Senegal | 17 October 2006 |
85 | Bahamas | 22 November 2006 [7] |
86 | United States | 22 November 2006 [16] |
87 | Montenegro | 29 March 2007 |
88 | Mongolia | 30 March 2007 |
89 | Mexico | 22 May 2007 |
90 | Vietnam | 6 July 2007 [17] |
91 | El Salvador | 10 July 2007 |
92 | Mauritania | 16 November 2007 |
93 | Ghana | 5 November 2008 |
94 | Belarus | 9 February 2009 [18] |
95 | Ecuador | 26 March 2009 |
96 | Angola | 30 March 2009 [7] |
97 | Saudi Arabia | 31 March 2009 [7] |
98 | Costa Rica | 6 April 2009 |
99 | United Arab Emirates | 6 July 2009 |
100 | Chile | 11 July 2009 |
101 | Nicaragua | 2 October 2009 |
102 | Lesotho | 30 November 2010 |
103 | Cambodia | 12 April 2011 [19] |
104 | India | 26 September 2011 |
105 | Indonesia | 26 September 2011 [20] |
106 | East Timor | 7 October 2011 |
107 | Liechtenstein | 21 October 2011 |
108 | Iraq | 9 December 2011 |
— | Kosovo | 3 May 2012 [21] |
109 | Lebanon | 5 November 2012 |
110 | Sri Lanka | 13 February 2013 |
111 | Fiji | 15 March 2013 [22] |
112 | Tuvalu | 19 March 2013 [23] |
113 | New Zealand | 29 April 2013 [24] |
114 | Dominican Republic | 1 October 2013 |
115 | Honduras | 16 December 2013 [23] |
116 | Maldives | 24 April 2014 [25] |
117 | Venezuela | 10 November 2014 |
118 | Kuwait | 17 December 2014 |
119 | Bangladesh | 31 May 2017 |
120 | Ivory Coast | 9 November 2017 |
121 | Mauritius | 20 April 2018 [7] |
122 | Tajikistan | 3 August 2018 [26] |
123 | Federated States of Micronesia | 25 September 2018 [27] |
124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 September 2018 [28] |
125 | Vanuatu | 25 September 2018 [29] |
126 | Palau | 26 September 2018 [29] |
127 | Oman | 26 September 2018 [30] |
128 | Republic of the Congo | 27 September 2018 [29] |
129 | Ethiopia | 7 November 2018 [29] |
130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 December 2018 [30] |
131 | Laos | 17 December 2018 [7] |
132 | Benin | 22 January 2019 [30] |
133 | Guyana | 17 February 2019 [31] |
134 | Samoa | 28 February 2019 [32] |
135 | Togo | 28 February 2019 [30] |
136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 September 2019 [30] |
137 | Bahrain | 25 September 2019 [30] |
138 | Bolivia | 25 September 2019 [30] |
139 | Cape Verde | 25 September 2019 [33] |
140 | North Macedonia | 26 September 2019 [34] |
141 | Barbados | 3 October 2019 [35] |
142 | Suriname | 8 October 2019 [30] |
143 | Saint Lucia | 7 February 2020 [30] |
144 | Jamaica | 29 September 2020 [7] |
145 | Uganda | 23 October 2020 [7] |
146 | Uzbekistan | 6 February 2021 [36] |
147 | Kenya | 12 May 2021 [37] |
148 | Dominica | 2 August 2021 [38] |
149 | Kiribati | 20 October 2021 [39] [7] |
150 | Madagascar | 1 February 2023 [7] |
151 | Malawi | 8 December 2023 [7] |
On 31 March-1 April 2013, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the official orator on the occasion of the newly elected Captains Regent. “Although this country is small, your importance to the United Nations stands as tall as Mount Titano,” the Secretary-General told the country's highest officials, the two Captains Regent, in reference to the country's 739 meter UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mr. Ban also noted that the country accepted five times as many refugees as its population during the Second World War, and praised its emphasis on protecting human rights. [40] This has been the second visit to San Marino by a UN Secretary General, the first being Boutrous Boutrous-Gali's visit in 1996.
Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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European Union | See San Marino–European Union relations |
Country | Formal relations began on | Notes |
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Andorra | 30 November 1995 [4] |
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Armenia | 17 October 2006 [4] |
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Austria | 2 April 1987 [4] |
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Azerbaijan | 19 April 2002 [41] |
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Belgium | 26 March 1985 [4] |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 November 1996 [4] |
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Canada | 1926 [4] |
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China | 6 May 1971 [4] | See China–San Marino relations
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Denmark | 3 November 1992 [4] |
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Finland | 27 February 1996 [4] |
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France | 15 May 1965 [4] |
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Germany | 1 October 1995 [42] | See Germany–San Marino relations
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Greece | 20 November 1979 [4] |
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Holy See | 18 January 1986 [4] |
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Italy | See Italy–San Marino relations
| |
Indonesia | 9 December 2011 [4] |
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Japan | 1961 [4] | See Japan–San Marino relations
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Malta | 7 December 1981 [4] |
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Monaco | 1 June 2006 [4] |
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Mexico | 17 January 1977 [4] |
|
Netherlands |
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Poland | 3 December 1979 [4] |
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Russia | 30 September 1993 [4] |
On 1 March 2023, the Grand and General Council of San Marino authorised the country's government to take sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. Russia has included San Marino in an Unfriendly List. |
South Korea | 22 August 2000 [4] |
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Spain | 31 March 1978 [4] |
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Switzerland | 10 July 1995 [4] |
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Turkey | 17 December 2005 [4] | See San Marino–Turkey relations
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Ukraine | 24 March 1995 [4] |
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United Kingdom | 18 November 1998 [4] | See San Marino–United Kingdom relations
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United States | 16 January 1925 [4] | See San Marino–United States relations
United States was the first non-European state recognizing official diplomatic relations with San Marino. [45] |
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