San Marino,officially the Republic of San Marino and also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino,is a European microstate surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains,it is the fifth-smallest country in the world,with a land area of just over 61 km2 and a population of 33,642,as of 2023.
The Republic of San Marino's public transport network consists of a local bus network and the Funivia di San Marino,an aerial cablecar system between Borgo Maggiore and the City of San Marino. Both means are operated by the Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici,the Sammarinese state company for public transport.
The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino.
The Popular Alliance was a liberal-centrist political party in San Marino. The party formed a coalition with the Union for the Republic for the 2016 Sammarinese general election,and following their electoral success the two parties created a new party,Future Republic.
S.P. Tre Penne is a multi-sports club based in the City of San Marino. It is best known for their football section. Literally meaning the "Three Feathers",the club was founded in 1956,and currently plays in Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team colors are blue and white when home,and red when away.
The Party of Socialists and Democrats is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International,and observer member of the Party of European Socialists. It is the only Sammarinese party with a reference to the European Union in its official political symbol. Its current-day Italian counterpart is the Democratic Party.
We Sammarineses is a conservative-liberal political party in San Marino.
Tourism in San Marino,known also as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino is an integral element of the economy within the microstate. The tourism sector contributes a large part of San Marino's GDP,with approximately 2 million tourists visiting per year.
San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 14 times,debuting in the 2008 contest,followed by participation from 2011 onward. The Sammarinese participant broadcaster in the contest is Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV). San Marino did not participate in 2009 or 2010,with SMRTV citing financial difficulties as the reason for its withdrawal. Having failed to qualify in their first four attempts,the nation qualified for the contest's final for the first time in 2014. Valentina Monetta represented San Marino in 2012,2013,and 2014,making her the first entrant to participate in three consecutive contests since the 1960s. In 2019,Serhat managed to qualify to the final,marking the second appearance of the country in a Eurovision final and achieving their best result to date of 19th place. Following the 2020 contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe,their 2020 candidate Senhit was again selected to represent San Marino in the following contest. She qualified to the final,making it the first time that San Marino made it to two consecutive finals.
Arengo and Freedom was a liberal and social liberal political party in San Marino.
Oscar Mina is a Sanmarinese politician,who served as Captain Regent of San Marino with Paolo Rondelli from 1 April to 1 October 2022. He previously served as Captain Regent from 1 April 2009 to October 2009 together with Massimo Cenci.
Antonella Mularoni is a Sammarinese jurist and politician who served as Captain Regent of San Marino from April 2013 to October 2013,alongside Denis Amici. Mularoni was the Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2012 and also served as the Sammarinese judge for the European Court of Human Rights between 2001 and 2008.
The San Marino cablecar system,also advertised as the San Marino Ropeway,is an aerial cablecar system in the Republic of San Marino. The line runs between a lower terminus of Borgo Maggiore to an upper terminus in the City of San Marino.
San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017,held in Kyiv,Ukraine. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta and American singer Jimmie Wilson with "Spirit of the Night" to represent the nation in the contest. Monetta had previously represented San Marino as a solo artist on three previous occasions. The 2017 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest was promoted through the creation of a music video and promotional performances in Tel Aviv,Amsterdam and Madrid. San Marino performed 10th in the second semi-final,held on 11 May 2017,and placed 18th with one point,failing to qualify for the final.
Democratic Socialist Left was a political party in San Marino,founded as an electoral list for the 2016 general election,including United Left,Progressives and Reformists and Democratic Laboratory. The three parties officially merged into a single party in November 2017. The party was dissolved on 30 December 2020 to merge into with Libera San Marino.
General elections were held in San Marino on 8 December 2019.
Alessandro Cardelli is a Sammarinese politician and one of the Captains Regent with Mirko Dolcini,serving from 1 October 2020 until 1 April 2021. During his tenure,he was the youngest state leader in the world and the only head of state under 30 years of age at the time.
Domani –Motus Liberi is a Christian-liberal political party in San Marino. The party was officially formed on April 28,2018.
The We for the Republic was an electoral alliance in San Marino formed by the Socialist Party,Party of Socialists and Democrats,Democratic Movement San Marino Together and We Sammarineses.
Giacomo Simoncini is a Sammarinese politician,sports executive and pharmacist,who served as the Captain Regent of San Marino with Francesco Mussoni from 1 October 2021 to 1 April 2022. At the time of his appointment,he was the youngest state leader in the world,and was the only head of state younger than the age of 30. A member of the Socialist Party,he has been a member of the Grand and General Council for the electoral alliance Noi per la Repubblica since 2019.
