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title: "San Marino — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "San Marino: capital San Marino, area 61 km², population 34,109 (2025), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/san-marino/
site: "At One Place"
---

# San Marino

**San Marino: Capital San Marino**

61 km² · 34,109 people (2025) · Euro

One of the oldest surviving republics in the world, founded by tradition in AD 301, and completely surrounded by Italy. The whole country sits on and around Monte Titano, a 739 m limestone ridge with three fortress towers along its crest.

## The facts

- **Capital:** San Marino
- **Area:** 61 km² — 24 sq mi
- **Population:** 34,109 (2025)
- **Density:** 559.2 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official language:** Italian
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +378
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** SM · SMR
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 196 of 200
- **By population:** 196 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marshall Islands | 181 | 36,282 |
| Liechtenstein | 160 | 41,024 |
| San Marino ← | 61 | 34,109 |
| Tuvalu | 26 | 9,492 |
| Nauru | 21 | 12,025 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of San Marino?

San Marino

### What currency does San Marino use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is San Marino?

61 km², or 24 square miles — 196 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does San Marino drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Marshall Islands](https://atoneplace.net/country/marshall-islands/)
- [Liechtenstein](https://atoneplace.net/country/liechtenstein/)
- [Tuvalu](https://atoneplace.net/country/tuvalu/)
- [Nauru](https://atoneplace.net/country/nauru/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]