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San Marino

Most Serene Republic of San Marino · Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

Capital
City of San Marino
Population
34,109 2025
Area
61 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of San MarinoSAN MARINOITALYBOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINASWITZERLANDSLOVENIAAUSTRIAAdriatic SeaMediterraneanSeaTyrrhenian Sea0100 km
San Marino hatched and ringed, City of San Marino marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 43.9°N 12.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

San Marino is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, entirely surrounded by Italy. At 61 km², it is the 5th-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

With 34,109 people in 2025, it has the smallest population in Europe. That works out at 559 people per km². 97.2% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$59,871 in 2023 (World Bank, current US$), 19th of 191 and 14th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 85.8 years in 2024, the 2nd-highest of the 194. The fertility rate was 1.16 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. City of San Marino's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 680 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population34,1092025, World Bank191st of 19444th of 44
Area61 km²world-countries191st of 19543rd of 45
GDPUS$2.0 billion2023, World Bank, current US$174th of 19144th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$59,8712023, World Bank, current US$19th of 19114th of 44
Population density559 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries12th of 1943rd of 44
Life expectancy85.8 years2024, World Bank2nd of 1942nd of 44
Urban population97.2%2025, World Bank7th of 1942nd of 44
Forest area16.3% of land2024, World Bank132nd of 19436th of 44
Population growth+0.39% a year2025, World Bank140th of 19417th of 44
Internet users97.4%2024, World Bank14th of 1887th of 44
Fertility rate1.16 births per woman2024, World Bank183rd of 19438th of 44
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19537th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaTuvalu, Liechtenstein and Nauru

Closest in populationMarshall Islands, Monaco and Liechtenstein

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Italy227 km
    City of San Marino to Rome, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
City of San Marino
43.94°N 12.44°E
Northernmost latitude
43.99°N
Southernmost latitude
43.89°N
Westernmost longitude
12.40°E
Easternmost longitude
12.52°E
North to south
about 11 km
Antipode of City of San Marino
43.94°S 167.56°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 680 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)