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Country name:
conventional long form:
Republic of San Marino
conventional short form:
San Marino
local long form: Repubblica
di San Marino
local short form: San Marino
Government type: republic
Capital: San Marino
Administrative divisions: 9 municipalities (castelli, singular—castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle
Independence: 301 (by tradition)
National holiday: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September
Constitution: 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution
Legal system: based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: cochiefs
of state Captain Regent Pietro BERTI and Captain Regent Paolo BOLLINI (for
the period 1 October 1998-31 March 1999)
head of government: Secretary
of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Gabriele GATTI (since NA July
1986)
cabinet: Congress of State
elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term
elections: cochiefs of state
(captain regents) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month
term; election last held NA September 1998 (next to be held NA March 1999);
secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great
and General Council for a five-year term; election last held NA June 1998
(next to be held NA June 2003)
election results: Pietro
BERTI and Paolo BOLLINI elected captain regents; Gabriele GATTI reelected
secretary of state for foreign and political affairs
note: the popularly elected
parliament (Great and General Council) selects two of its members to serve
as the Captains Regent (cochiefs of state) for a six-month period; they
preside over meetings of the Great and General Council and its cabinet
(Congress of State) which has ten other members, all selected by the Great
and General Council; assisting the captains regent are three secretaries
of state—Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Finance—and several additional
secretaries; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed many
of the prerogatives of a prime minister
Legislative branch: unicameral
Great and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members
are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 31
May 1998 (next to be held by NA May 2003)
election results: percent
of vote by party—PDCS 40.8%, PSS 23.3%, PPDS 18.6%, AP 9.8%, RC 3.3%, Reformist
Socialists 4.2%; seats by party—PDCS 25, PSS 14, PPDS 11, AP 6, RC 2, RS
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Judicial branch: Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII
Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Piermarino MENICUCCI, secretary general]; Democratic Progressive Party or PPDS (formerly San Marino Communist Party or PSS) [Stefano MACINA, secretary general]; Reformist Socialists or RS (formerly San Marino Socialist Party or PSS) [Maurizio RATTINI, secretary general]; Democratic Movement or MD [Emilio DELLA BALDA]; Popular Alliance or AP [Antonella MULARONI]; Communist Renewal or RC [Giuseppe AMICHI]; Reformist Movement [leader NA]
International organization participation: CE, ECE, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO
Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty)
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Última actualització: 8 de juny de 2000