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SAN MARINO
Falesia Seconda Torre
Brief history of the country
San Marino (the Most Serene Republic of San Marino) is a land-locked micro-state on the northeast of the Apennine Mountains. It is entirely encircled by Italy.
The country was founded as a monastic community in 301 AD by a stonemason called Marinus from Arba in Croatia. It existed for hundreds of years subject to rule by the Roman Empire and its successors until, in 1631, independence was recognized by the Papacy.
In 1797 Napoleon promised to guarantee independence and during Italian unification in the 19th century, the country served as a refuge for many persecuted people. Because of this Garibaldi allowed the country to remain separate from the new Italian state.
During World War 1 San Marino remained neutral despite hostility from both Italy and Austria-Hungary. In World War 2 San Marino continued its neutral stance but in 1944 was briefly occupied by German forces who were defeated by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
Between 1945 and 1957 the state had a democratically elected communist government.
San Marino is the world's smallest republic by total area. It is not a member of the EU or Eurozone but uses the euro as its currency. It has an economy based on finance, industry, services and tourism.
Oil and gas summary
San Marino Is a tiny land-locked enclave within the mountainous northern Apennines. It has a rugged terrain with the highest point being the summit of Monte Titano at 749 m.
The Apennines were created in the Apennine orogeny beginning in the early Neogene and continuing today. Geographically they appear to be continuous with the Alpine system but geologically they are younger, developed southeast of the Adriatic foredeep (recognised in the Po Valley and offshore) which separates the Alps from the Apennines.
Sediments in the Apennine mountains are highly disrupted and the geology is unfavourable for the accumulation of commercial volumes of oil and gas.
Apart from a few exploration wells drilled in the early 1960s, all of which failed to encounter hydrocarbons, San Marino has no history of exploration and production and Globalshift does not forecast any future production from the country.
SAN MARINO
Map and National Flag
Southern Europe
Capital
Population
Land area (sq kms)
Oil prod (000s b/d)
Gas prod (bcm/yr)
Oil cons (000s b/d)
Gas cons (bcm/yr)
San Marino
0.03 mm
61
None
None
1.15
None
Government
San Marino is governed by a constitution contained in 6 books written in the late 16th century. It is a parliamentary representative democratic republic with 2 Captains Regent as head of state and head of government.
The 60-member unicameral legislature is the Grand and General Council which elects the Captains Regent who serve a 6-month term.
There is no government department specifically responsible for oil and gas resources.
