male: Total fertility
rate: 1.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective:
Sammarinese

Ethnic groups: Sammarinese, Italian

Religions: Roman Catholic

Languages: Italian

Literacy: definition: age 10 and over can read and write total
population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)

Government San Marino

Country name: Republic of San Marino conventional short form: San
Marino

Government type: independent republic

Capital: San Marino

Administrative divisions: 9 municipalities (castelli, singular -
castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano,
Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle

Independence: 3 September 301

National holiday: Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)

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
Antonio Lazzaro VOLPINARI and Captain Regent Giovanni Francesco UGOLINI
(for the period 1 April-31 October 2002) elections: cochiefs of state
(captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month
term; election last held 1 April 2002 (next to be held NA September 2002);
secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great
and General Council for a five-year term; election last held 10 June 2001
(next to be held NA June 2006) note: the popularly elected parliament
(Grand 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 Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress
of State) which has ten other members, all selected by the Grand and
General Council; assisting the captains regent are ten secretaries of
state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed some of
the prerogatives of a prime minister election results: Antonio Lazzaro
VOLPINARI and Giovanni Francesco UGOLINI reelected captains regent;
percent of legislative vote - NA%; Gabriele GATTI reelected secretary of
state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislativ