Other people work in stone quarries or make leather or cheese. San Marinese farmers raise cattle and sheep and grow such crops as grapes and wheat. Nearly everyone in San Marino can read and write. The law requires children from the ages of 6 to 14 to attend school. After elementary and secondary school, many students attend schools of higher education in Italy.
Motion pictures are a popular form of entertainment.
San Marino lies in the rugged terrain of the eastern Apennine Mountains near the Adriatic Sea. On top of each peak is a tower built during the Middle Ages. The capital, San Marino, is near the top of the mountain. A highway and a railroad link the country with Rimini, the nearest Italian city. A helicopter service provides transportation to and from Rimini during the summer.