San Marino, officially the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is a country situated on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. Its size is just over 61 km2. Its capital is the City of San Marino.
One of the European microstates, along with Liechtenstein, the Vatican, Monaco, Andorra, and Malta, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.
San Marino is an enclave in Italy, about 10 km from the Adriatic coast at Rimini. Its topography is dominated by the Apennine mountain range, and it has a rugged terrain. The highest point in the country, the summit of Monte Titano, is situated at 749 m above sea level.
There are no bodies of water of any significant size. San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe, with only Vatican City and Monaco being smaller. San Marino has no natural level ground; it is entirely in the hills.
