SAN MARINO

Cities in SAN MARINO

Geography and Landscape

Geography

San Marino is located in southern Europe and is an enclave in central Italy. San Marino is landlocked (10 km from the Adriatic Sea). The area of San Marino is 61.2 square kilometres.

San Marino Satellite Photo_{Photo: Public domain}

Landscape

The landscape of San Marino is hilly and runs from the plain at 55 m up to the summit of Monte Titano at 756 m..

Monte Titano, highest mountain in San Marino_{Photo: Nickel Chromo in thr public domain}

Climate and Weather

San Marino has a Mediterranean climate with cool mild winters and warm hot summers. The annual average temperature is 16°C.

Plants and Animals

Plants

Cyclamen, national flower of San Marino_{Photo: Woggly CC 3.0 no changes made}

In San Marino, there are many (wild) flowers and plants. Among others, there are wild varieties of orchids, irises, hyacinths and cyclamen, the national flower of San Marino. Common trees are beech, cypress, pine, oak, maple, elm, chestnut and poplars.

Animals

Nightingale, San Marino_{Photo: Insecta62 CC 2.0 no changes made}

Despite the fact that San Marino is a very small state, there are several species of animals. Mammals include badger, hedgehog, hare, horse, cattle, sheep, pig, fox and weasel. Birds include the owl, falcon, eagle, nightingale, cuckoo and golden oriole.

Sources

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles
Last updated November 2024
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