San Marino History Timeline

San Marino's Information

Land Area	61 km²
Total Area	61km² (#190)
Population	33,285 (#214)
Population Density	545.66/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Republic
GDP (PPP)	$2.02 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$65,300
Currency	Euro (EUR)

300's AD – 1800's

(301AD) San Marino founded by Marinus, a Christian stonecutter who sought refuge from religious persecution on Mount Titano
(1243) First Captains Regent appointed
(1463) San Marino awarded the towns of Florentino, Montegiardino and Serravalle by the Pope
(1599) San Marino's constitution provided for a parliamentary government pagan
(1631) San Marino's independence recognized by the Papacy
(1739) After a civil disobedience campaign, and appeal to the Vatican; the Pope restored San Marino's independence
(1797) Napoleon invaded Italy; Napoleon respected the rights of San Marino
(1815) San Marino's independence recognized by Congress of Vienna
(1849) Garibaldi, Italian soldier and nationalist, given refuge in San Marino from Austrian forces
(1862) San Marino signed friendship and cooperation treaty with Italy

1900's

(1940-45) World War II; neutral San Marino hosted 100,000 refugees
(1978) San Marino became communist socialist coalition, Western Europe's only communist-led government
(1988) San Marino joined the Council of Europe
(1992) San Marino joined the United Nations

2000's

(2002) San Marino signed treaty with OECD; San Marino removed from the OECD's blacklist and placed on the "grey list" of the tax havens
(2005) San Marino set up a central bank with supervisory powers
(2006) San Marino approved new regulations on fund management
(2008) UN added San Marino's historic center, Mount Titano to its World Heritage List of protected sites; center-right coalition won parliamentary election
(2009) G20 leaders agreed on stronger measures against tax havens; five senior executives at San Marino's largest bank and oldest financial institution, Cassa di Risparmio, arrested on suspicion of money laundering; San Marino government took steps to ensure the country complied with OECD rules on financial transparency

This page was last updated on July 10, 2020.

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