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San Marino
Repubblica di San Marino
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
61 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
61 sq km
Climate
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Terrain
rugged mountains
Land use
other
45% (2023 est.)
forest
16.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
38.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 33.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 5.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Location
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Elevation
lowest point
Torrente Ausa 55 m
highest point
Monte Titano 739 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Europe
Land boundaries
total
37 km
border countries
Italy 37 km
Maritime claims
none (landlocked)
Natural hazards
occasional earthquakes
Geography - note
landlocked; an enclave of (completely surrounded by) Italy; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains
Natural resources
building stone
Area - comparative
about one-third the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
43 46 N, 12 25 E