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   Samarang
         n 1: a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
               [syn: {Semarang}, {Samarang}]

English Dictionary: Smyrnium olusatrum by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
samarium
n
  1. a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
    Synonym(s): samarium, Sm, atomic number 62
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
San Marinese
adj
  1. of or relating to San Marino or its people; "San Marinese castles"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of San Marino
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
San Marino
n
  1. the capital and only city of San Marino [syn: San Marino, capital of San Marino]
  2. the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
    Synonym(s): San Marino, Republic of San Marino
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Semarang
n
  1. a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
    Synonym(s): Semarang, Samarang
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
senior master sergeant
n
  1. a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
    Synonym(s): senior master sergeant, SMSgt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
senior moment
n
  1. a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
simmering
n
  1. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil [syn: boiling, stewing, simmering]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sinornis
n
  1. sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Skinnerian
adj
  1. of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology
n
  1. a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smarm
n
  1. excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
    Synonym(s): unction, smarm, fulsomeness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smarmily
adv
  1. in an unctuous manner [syn: unctuously, smarmily, fulsomely]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smarminess
n
  1. smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smarmy
adj
  1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
    Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Smyrna
n
  1. a port city in western Turkey
    Synonym(s): Izmir, Smyrna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Smyrnium
n
  1. Alexanders
    Synonym(s): Smyrnium, genus Smyrnium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Smyrnium olusatrum
n
  1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
    Synonym(s): Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sneering
adj
  1. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
    Synonym(s): supercilious, sneering, snide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sneeringly
adv
  1. with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
    Synonym(s): sneeringly, superciliously, snidely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snoring
n
  1. the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: snore, snoring, stertor]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snowy heron
n
  1. small New World egret [syn: snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sonoran Desert
n
  1. a desert in southwestern Arizona
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sonoran lyre snake
n
  1. of desert regions of southwestern North America [syn: Sonoran lyre snake, Trimorphodon lambda]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sonoran whipsnake
n
  1. both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest
    Synonym(s): Sonoran whipsnake, Masticophis bilineatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sumerian
adj
  1. of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
n
  1. a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sumo ring
n
  1. the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sunroom
n
  1. a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
    Synonym(s): sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch, sunroom, sun lounge, solarium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Samarium \Sa*ma"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.)
      A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.
  
      Note: Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis,
               in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in
               which it is associated with other elements of the
               earthy group. It has been confounded with the doubtful
               elements decipium, philippium, etc., and is possibly a
               complex mixture of elements not as yet clearly
               identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semi-Arian \Sem"i-A"ri*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semi-Arian \Sem`i-A"ri*an\, n. [See {Arian}.] (Eccl. Hist.)
      A member of a branch of the Arians which did not acknowledge
      the Son to be consubstantial with the Father, that is, of the
      same substance, but admitted him to be of a like substance
      with the Father, not by nature, but by a peculiar privilege.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semi-Arianism \Sem`i-A"ri*an*ism\, n.
      The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semiring \Sem"i*ring`\, n. (Anat.)
      One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the
      bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an
      essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing
      birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mullein \Mul"lein\, n. [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Verbascum}. They are tall herbs
      having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The
      common species, with densely woolly leaves, is {Verbascum
      Thapsus}.
  
      {Moth mullein}. See under {Moth}.
  
      {Mullein foxglove}, an American herb ({Seymeria macrophylla})
            with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a
            spreading border.
  
      {Petty mullein}, the cowslip. --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shimmer \Shim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shimmered}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Shimmering}.] [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to
      sc[c6]mian, sc[c6]man, to glitter, D. schemeren, G.
      schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. sc[c6]ma a light,
      brightness, Icel. sk[c6]ma, Goth. skeima a torch, a lantern,
      and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.]
      To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine
      faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
  
               The shimmering glimpses of a stream.      --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shimmering \Shim"mer*ing\, n.
      A gleam or glimmering. [bd]A little shimmering of a
      light.[b8] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simmered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Simmering}.] [Prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic
      word.]
      To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
  
               I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth
               to boil.                                                --Palsgrave.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Smear \Smear\ (sm[emac]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared}
      (sm[emac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren,
      smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin
      to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to
      anoint. See {Smear}, n.]
      1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or
            adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.
            [bd]Smear the sleepy grooms with blood.[b8] --Shak.
  
      2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain
            morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Smyrniot \Smyr"ni*ot\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Smyrna. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
      Smyrna.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Olusatrum \[d8]O*lu"sa*trum\, n. [L. holusatrum, olusatrum;
      olus garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.)
      An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western
      Europe ({Smyrnium Olusatrum}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snare \Snare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Snaring}.]
      To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to
      bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.
  
               Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. --Milton.
  
               The mournful crocodile With sorrow snares relenting
               passengers.                                             --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Sneering}.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn[?]rre to snarl or grin
      (like a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort,
      snert to sneer at. See {Snore}, v. i.]
      1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
            particular facial expression.
  
      2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
            derisively.
  
                     I could be content to be a little sneared at.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.
  
      Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.
  
      Usage: {Sneer}, {Scoff}, {Jeer}. The verb to sneer implies to
                  cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To
                  jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several
                  sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,
                  implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
  
                           And sneers as learnedly as they, Like females
                           o'er their morning tea.               --Swift.
  
                           Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his
                           art, and kept his ears.               --Swift.
  
                           The fop, with learning at defiance, Scoffs at
                           the pedant and science.               --Gay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sneeringly \Sneer"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a sneering manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snoring \Snor"ing\, n. (Physiol.)
      The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the
      currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the
      uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or
      less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced
      voluntarily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snore \Snore\ (sn[omac]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snored}
      (sn[omac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Snoring}.] [OE. snoren, AS.
      snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to
      snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to
      rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to
      sputter, fizzle. Cf. {Snarl} to growl, {Sneer}, {Snort}. See
      {Snoring}.]
      To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snowy \Snow"y\, a.
      1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with
            crows.[b8] --Shak.
  
      2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top
            of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton.
  
      3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
  
                     There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall
                                                                              (1646).
  
      {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea
            candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and
            southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}.
  
      {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus
            torquatus}), which turns white in winter.
  
      {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea
            Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern
            parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its
            plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually
            more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also
            {white owl}.
  
      {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis
            nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and
            Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and
            portions of the head white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sonoran \So*no"ran\, a. (Biogeography)
      Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral
      zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States
      and central Mexico. It is divided into the
  
      {Upper Sonoran}, which lies next to the Transition zone, and
            the
  
      {Lower Sonoran}, next to the Tropical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, a. [Written also {Sumirian}.]
      Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was
      anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, n. [Written also {Sumirian}.]
      A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, a. [Written also {Sumirian}.]
      Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was
      anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, n. [Written also {Sumirian}.]
      A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Summer \Sum"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Summered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Summering}.]
      To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer
      in Switzerland.
  
               The fowls shall summer upon them.            --Isa. xviii.
                                                                              6.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   San Marino, CA (city, FIPS 68224)
      Location: 34.12265 N, 118.11206 W
      Population (1990): 12959 (4465 housing units)
      Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 91108

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   San Ramon, CA (city, FIPS 68378)
      Location: 37.75742 N, 121.95107 W
      Population (1990): 35303 (13531 housing units)
      Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 94583

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shanor-Northvue, PA (CDP, FIPS 69715)
      Location: 40.90928 N, 79.91719 W
      Population (1990): 3517 (1364 housing units)
      Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Smyrna, DE (town, FIPS 67310)
      Location: 39.29540 N, 75.60771 W
      Population (1990): 5231 (1878 housing units)
      Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 19977
   Smyrna, GA (city, FIPS 71492)
      Location: 33.86748 N, 84.51689 W
      Population (1990): 30981 (16822 housing units)
      Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30080, 30082
   Smyrna, NC
      Zip code(s): 28579
   Smyrna, NY (village, FIPS 68099)
      Location: 42.68585 N, 75.56750 W
      Population (1990): 211 (80 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13464
   Smyrna, SC (town, FIPS 67210)
      Location: 35.04199 N, 81.41130 W
      Population (1990): 57 (30 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29743
   Smyrna, TN (town, FIPS 69420)
      Location: 35.98262 N, 86.51724 W
      Population (1990): 13647 (5312 housing units)
      Area: 47.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37167

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Smyrna Mills, ME
      Zip code(s): 04780

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   some random X adj.   Used to indicate a member of class X, with
   the implication that Xs are interchangeable.   "I think some random
   cracker tripped over the guest timeout last night."   See also {J.
   Random}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Simware, Inc.
  
      The producers of {REXXWARE}.
  
      E-mail: .
  
      Address: Ottawa, Canada.
  
      (1995-01-11)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Smarandache logic
  
      {neutrosophic logic}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   some random X
  
      Used to indicate a member of class X, with the
      implication that Xs are interchangeable.   "I think some random
      cracker tripped over the guest timeout last night."
  
      See also {J. Random}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-03-03)
  
  

From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
   samarium
   Symbol: Sm
   Atomic number: 62
   Atomic weight: 150.35
   Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Seven natural
   isotopes, Sm-147 is the only radioisotope, and has a half-life of
   2.5*10^11 years. Used for making special alloys needed in the production
   of nuclear reactors. Also used as a neutron absorber. Small quantities of
   samarium oxide is used in special optical glasses. The largest use of the
   element is its ferromagnetic alloy which produces permanent magnets that
   are five times stronger than magnets produced by any other material.
   Discovered by Francois Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1879.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Shemiramoth
      most high name. (1.) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2
      Chr. 17:8).
     
         (2.) A Levite in David's time (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Shimrom
      watchman, the fourth son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1;
      R.V., correctly, "Shimron").
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Shimron
      watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its
      villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably
      Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5
      miles west of Nazareth.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Shimron-meron
      the same, probably, as Shimron (Josh. 12:20).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Smyrna
      myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia
      Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. It is now the
      chief city of Anatolia, having a mixed population of about
      200,000, of whom about one-third are professed Christians. The
      church founded here was one of the seven addressed by our Lord
      (Rev. 2:8-11). The celebrated Polycarp, a pupil of the apostle
      John, was in the second century a prominent leader in the church
      of Smyrna. Here he suffered martyrdom, A.D. 155.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Shemiramoth, the height of the heavens
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Smyrna, myrrh
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   San Marino
  
   San Marino:Geography
  
   Location: Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
  
   Map references: Europe
  
   Area:
   total area: 60 sq km
   land area: 60 sq km
   comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
  
   Land boundaries: total 39 km, Italy 39 km
  
   Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
  
   Maritime claims: none; landlocked
  
   International disputes: none
  
   Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
  
   Terrain: rugged mountains
  
   Natural resources: building stone
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 17%
   permanent crops: 0%
   meadows and pastures: 0%
   forest and woodland: 0%
   other: 83%
  
   Irrigated land: NA sq km
  
   Environment:
   international agreements: NA
   current issues: NA
   natural hazards: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test
   Ban; signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution
  
   Note: landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy
   See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines
  
   San Marino:People
  
   Population: 24,313 (July 1995 est.)
  
   Age structure:
   0-14 years: 16% (female 1,944; male 1,962)
   15-64 years: 68% (female 8,243; male 8,354)
   65 years and over: 16% (female 2,198; male 1,612) (July 1995 est.)
  
   Population growth rate: 0.88% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: 10.98 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Net migration rate: 5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Infant mortality rate: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  
   Life expectancy at birth:
   total population: 81.27 years
   male: 77.26 years
   female: 85.29 years (1995 est.)
  
   Total fertility rate: 1.52 children born/woman (1995 est.)
  
   Nationality:
   noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
   adjective: Sammarinese
  
   Ethnic divisions: Sammarinese, Italian
  
   Religions: Roman Catholic
  
   Languages: Italian
  
   Literacy: age 10 and over can read and write (1976)
   total population: 96%
   male: 97%
   female: 95%
  
   Labor force: 4,300 (est.)
   by occupation: industry 42%, agriculture 3%
  
   San Marino:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: Republic of San Marino
   conventional short form: San Marino
   local long form: Repubblica di San Marino
   local short form: San Marino
  
   Digraph: SM
  
   Type: republic
  
   Capital: San Marino
  
   Administrative divisions: 9 municipalities (castelli, singular -
   castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano,
   Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle
  
   Independence: 301 AD (by tradition)
  
   National holiday: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3
   September
  
   Constitution: 8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the
   functions of a constitution
  
   Legal system: based on civil law system with Italian law influences;
   has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
  
   Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
  
   Executive branch:
   co-chiefs of state: Captain Regent Marino BOLLINI and Captain Regent
   Settimio LONFERNINI (for the period 1 April 1995-30 September 1995)
   head of government: Secretary of State Gabriele GATTI (since July
   1986)
   cabinet: Congress of State
   note: the popularly elected parliament (Great and General Council)
   selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent (Co-Chiefs
   of State) for a six-month period; they preside over meetings of the
   Great and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State) which
   has ten other members, all selected by the Great and General Council;
   assisting the Captains Regent are three Secretaries of State - Foreign
   Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Finance - and several additional
   secretaries; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has come to
   assume many of the prerogatives of a prime minister
  
   Legislative branch: unicameral
   Great and General Council: (Consiglio Grande e Generale) elections
   last held 30 May 1993 (next to be held by NA May 1998); results - PDCS
   41.4%, PSS 23.7%, PDP 18.6%, ADP 7.7%, MD 5.3%, RC 3.3%; seats - (60
   total) PDCS 26, PSS 14, PDP 11, ADP 4, MD 3, RC 2
  
   Judicial branch: Council of Twelve (Consiglio dei XII)
  
   Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Party (PDCS),
   Cesare GASPERONI, secretary general; Democratic Progressive Party (PDP
   - formerly San Marino Communist Party (PSS)), Stefano MACINA,
   secretary general; San Marino Socialist Party (PSS), Maurizio RATTINI,
   secretary general; Democratic Movement (MD), Emilio Della BALDA;
   Popular Democratic Alliance (ADP); Communist Refoundation (RC),
   Guiseppe AMICHI, Renato FABBRI; Moderate Group, Alvaro SELVA; Social
   Democratic Party
  
   Member of: CE, ECE, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM
   (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO,
   WIPO, WTO
  
   Diplomatic representation in US:
   honorary consulate(s) general: Washington and New York
   honorary consulate(s): Detroit
  
   US diplomatic representation: no mission in San Marino, but the Consul
   General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino
  
   Flag: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with
   the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms
   has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a
   wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS
   (Liberty)
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 1993 more
   than 3 million tourists visited San Marino. The key industries are
   banking, wearing apparel, electronics, and ceramics. Main agricultural
   products are wine and cheeses. The per capita level of output and
   standard of living are comparable to those of Italy, which supplies
   much of its food.
  
   National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $380 million (1993
   est.)
  
   National product real growth rate: 2.4% (1993 est.)
  
   National product per capita: $15,800 (1993 est.)
  
   Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.5% (1993)
  
   Unemployment rate: 4.9% (December 1993)
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $275 million
   expenditures: $275 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
   (1992 est.)
  
   Exports: trade data are included with the statistics for Italy;
   commodities: building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked
   goods, hides, and ceramics
  
   Imports: wide variety of consumer manufactures, food
  
   External debt: $NA
  
   Industrial production: growth rate NA%; accounts for 42% of labor
   force
  
   Electricity: supplied by Italy
  
   Industries: tourism, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine
  
   Agriculture: employs 3% of labor force; products - wheat, grapes,
   maize, olives, meat, cheese, hides; small numbers of cattle, pigs,
   horses
  
   Economic aid: $NA
  
   Currency: 1 Italian lire (Lit) = 100 centesimi; note - also mints its
   own coins
  
   Exchange rates: Italian lire (Lit) per US$1 - 1,609.5 (January 1995),
   1,612.4 (1994), 1,573.7 (1993), 1,232.4 (1992), 1,240.6 (1991),
   1,198.1 (1990)
  
   Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   San Marino:Transportation
  
   Railroads: 0 km
  
   Highways:
   total: 104 km
   paved: NA
   unpaved: NA
  
   Ports: none
  
   Airports: none
  
   San Marino:Communications
  
   Telephone system: 11,700 telephones; automatic telephone system
   completely integrated into Italian system
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: microwave and cable links into Italian networks; no
   communication satellite facilities
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
   radios: NA
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: NA; note - receives broadcasts from Italy
   televisions: NA
  
   San Marino:Defense Forces
  
   Branches: public security or police force
  
   Defense expenditures: $3.7 million (1992 est.), 1% of GDP
  
  
  
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