The demographics of San Marino include

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, education level, economic status,

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and other aspects of the population. The population of

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

consists of native Sammarinese and

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citizens. Crop farming, sheep farming, and the working of stone from the quarries formed the early backbone of San Marino's economy. It has no mineral resources, and today most of the land is cultivated or covered by woods.

Vital statistics

''Sources:''

Current vital statistics

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

Age structure

''0-14 years:'' 16% (male 2,181; female 2,038)
''15-64 years:'' 68% (male 8,992; female 9,425)
''65 years and over:'' 16% (male 1,849; female 2,452) (2000 est.)

Sex ratio

''at birth:'' 1 male(s)/female
''under 15 years:'' 1.07 male(s)/female
''15-64 years:'' 0.95 male(s)/female
''65 years and over:'' 0.75 male(s)/female
''total population:'' 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Nationality

''noun:'' English: Sammarinese (singular and plural); Italian: Sammarinese (singular), Sammarinesi (plural)
''adjective:'' Sammarinese

Ethnic groups

Sammarinese, Italian

Religions

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97.2%

Languages

(official),

Sammarinese Sammarinese () are citizens and people of the Republic of San Marino. Language San Marino recognizes Italian as the official language. The indigenous language, known as Sammarinese, is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent o ...

variety of

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(not official)

Literacy

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

References

Society of San Marino {{SanMarino-stub