San Marino is a parliamentary directorial republic of nine castelli, led by two Captains Regent chosen every six months. Italy is responsible for its defence; it uses the euro and legalised abortion after a 2021 referendum.
In the 12 Axes register, San Marino leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where San Marino sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary with nine municipal castelli
Representative Democracy
Two Captains Regent, referendums frequent
Liberal
Free press, strong civil rights
Cooperation
EU association agreement negotiated
Non-Aggressive
Tiny military corps; Italy responsible for defence
Centrist
Italian-speaking, citizenship rules strict
Mixed Economic
Finance and tourism, welfare system
Markets
Private banking and manufacturing
Free Trade
Euro, customs union with the EU
Spiritual
Secular state, Catholic heritage
Moderate
Abortion legalised after 2021 referendum, law in 2022
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, San Marino is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, San Marino is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Bosonic dressing, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
