(next to be held by May 1993);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(60 total) DCS 27, PCS 18, PSU 8, PSS 7
_#_Communists: about 300 members
_#_Other political parties or pressure groups: political parties
influenced by policies of their counterparts in Italy
_#_Member of: CE, CSCE, ICAO, ICFTU, ILO, IMF (observer), IOC, IOM
(observer), ITU, LORCS, NAM (guest), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU,
WHO, WTO
_#_Diplomatic representation: San Marino maintains honorary
Consulates General in Washington and New York, and an honorary Consulate
in Detroit;
US--no mission in San Marino, but the Consul General in Florence
(Italy) is accredited to San Marino; Consulate General at
Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci, 38, 50123 Firenze, Italy (mailing address is
APO New York 09019-0007); telephone [39] (55) 239-8276 through 8279 and
217-605
_#_Flag: 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)
_*_Economy
_#_Overview: More than 2 million tourists visit each year,
contributing about 60% to GDP. The sale of postage stamps to foreign
collectors is another important income producer. The manufacturing sector
employs nearly 40% of the labor force and agriculture less than 4%. The
per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to
northern Italy.
_#_GDP: $393 million, per capita $17,000; real growth rate 2%
(1990 est.)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6% (1990)
_#_Unemployment rate: 6.5% (1985)
_#_Budget: revenues $99.2 million; expenditures $NA, including
capital expenditures of $NA (1983)
_#_Exports: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy;
commodity trade consists primarily of exchanging building stone, lime,
wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, and ceramics for a wide
variety of consumer manufactures
_#_Imports: see _#_Exports
_#_External debt: $NA
_#_Industrial production: growth rate NA%
_#_Electricity: supplied by Italy
_#_Industries: wine, olive oil, cement, leather, textile, tourist
_#_Agriculture: employs less than 4% of labor force; products--wheat,
grapes, corn, olives, meat, cheese, hides; small numbers of cattle, pigs,
horses; depends on Italy for food imports
_#_Economic
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