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.
As the only surviving medieval commune in the Italian Peninsula,the history of San Marino is intertwined with the medieval,Renaissance and modern-day history of the Italian peninsula,according to tradition beginning with its foundation in 301 AD.
The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino.
Captains Regent are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council,the country's legislative body. Normally the Regents are chosen from parties in coalition and serve a six-month term. The investiture of the Captains Regent takes place on 1 April and 1 October every year. This tradition dates back at least to 1243.
Fausta Simona Morganti was a Sammarinese politician.
Rosa Zafferani is a Sammarinese politician. She was a member of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party until she left with the rest of the left-wing faction of the party to form the Centre Democrats.
Football is the most popular sport in San Marino,as well as in Italy,the country within which it is an enclave.
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.
Maria Luisa Berti is a Sammarinese politician who was twice one of two Captains Regent. The second time she was in office from 1 October 2022 until 1 April 2023 and served alongside Manuel Ciavatta. Eleven years prior,she was in the same post for the April to October 2011 political term. Back then,it was shared with Filippo Tamagnini.
San Marino competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its thirteenth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The delegation sent by the Sammarinese National Olympic Committee consisted of four athletes:sprinter Martina Pretelli,archer Emanuele Guidi,trap shooter Alessandra Perilli and short-distance swimmer Clelia Tini.
Edda Ceccoli was Captain Regent of San Marino from 1 October 1991 to 1 April 1992. She served as co-Regent with Marino Riccardi. She has been elected to two five-year terms in the Great and Good Council. She is a member of Partito Democratico Cristano Sammarinese.
Valentina Monetta is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for representing San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012,2013,2014,and 2017. In the 2014 contest,Monetta became the first entrant to qualify for the final for San Marino.
Sammarinese Americans are Americans of Sammarinese descent.
Mimma Zavoli is a Sammarinese politician who was elected as Captain Regent of San Marino and served alongside Vanessa D'Ambrosio from 1 April until 1 October 2017.
Vanessa D'Ambrosio is a former Captain Regent of San Marino,serving from April until October 2017.
Marina Busignani Reffi (1930–2006) was a Sammarinese painter,sculptor,ceramist,and politician.
The COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached San Marino in February 2020.
Gian Carlo Venturini is a Sammarinese politician and one of the Captains Regent with Maurizio Rattini from 1 October 1996 until 1 April 1997 and the second time with Marco Nicolini from 1 April until 1 October 2021.
Manuel Ciavatta is a Sammarinese politician who was as one of two Captains Regent from 1 October 2022 until 1 April 2023. He served alongside Maria Luisa Berti.
