San Marino

The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marinus in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of Italy; social and political trends in the republic also track closely with those of its larger neighbor.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: Euro (ISO code: EUR)
* Central bank discount rate: 
* Commercial banks lending rate: NA% (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999	2000	2001	2002 	2003 	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "San Marino: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	853 	774 	815 	880 	1 123 	1 317 	1 375 	1 469 	1 703	
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "San Marino: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	 	 	 	16.550	34.464	41.491	51.081	62.042	 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "San Marino: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	 	 	 	46.449	44.449	46.587	45.218	45.465	 	
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "San Marino: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.	 	 	 	46.728	40.917	43.244	39.159	39.054	 	
Debt to revenue (years) 	 	 	 	0.356 	0.775 	0.891 	1.130 	1.365 	 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* San Marino on Wikipedia
* Central bank of San Marino
* BBC country profile
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