San Marino - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of San Marino. Landlocked; an enclave of (completely surrounded by) Italy; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains. Mother's mean age at first birth is 31.9 years (2019) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Geographical data of San Marino
Location Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Geographic coordinates 43 46 N, 12 25 E
Map references Europe
Tarrain rugged mountains
Natural Resources building stone
Natural Hazards occasional earthquakes
Irrigated Land 0 sq km (2022)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 37 km
Border Countries Italy 37 km
Coastline 0 km (landlocked)
Climate Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Area
Total Area
Land Area 61 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area about one-third the size of Washington, D.C.
Maritime Claims
Elevations
Highest point Monte Titano 739 m
Lowest point Torrente Ausa 55 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 38.3% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 33.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 5.3% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Forest 16.7% (2022 est.)
Other 45% (2022 est.)
Population Distribution

People and Society

In San Marino, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Sammarinese, Italian

Population
Pop growth rate 0.57% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density
Total fertility rate 1.54 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.74 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Est married women (ages 15-49) 47.7% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures
Net Migration rate 5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Sammarinese | Sammarinese (singular and plural)
Languages
Religions Roman Catholic
Age Structure
0-14 years 14.2% (male 2,614/female 2,387)
15-64 years 64.3% (male 10,916/female 11,648)
65 years and over 21.5% (2024 est.) (male 3,414/female 4,116)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 55.5 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 22.2 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 33.4 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 3 (2024 est.)
Median Age
Total 46.1 years (2024 est.)
Male 44.5 years
Female 47.4 years
Urbanization
Urban population 97.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 4,000 SAN MARINO (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.09 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.83 male(s)/female
Total population 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 84.2 years (2024 est.)
Male 81.7 years
Female 87 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about San Marino

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San Marino is found in Southern Europe