!!!San Marino %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='San Marino' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='sm-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] Geographically 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 the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Europe/San_Marino/Community_Contributions] %% %%