The

Republic of San Marino A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a ...

comprises nine () as its first-level

administrative divisions Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...

. Each castle is led by a castle captain () and a castle council (), elected every five years. Like Italian , each has a capital (), with other population centers sorted into (equivalent to Italian ). The country contains 44 ( ), the lowest administrative unit beneath its . Valdragone and Cailungo are divided into two curazie each, labelled and .

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Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

San Marino, castelli & curazie San Marino 1

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

San Marino geography-related lists

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