_#_Coastline: none—landlocked

_#_Maritime claims: none—landlocked

_#_Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers

_#_Terrain: rugged mountains

_#_Natural resources: building stones

_#_Land use: arable land 17%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 83%

_#_Environment: dominated by the Appenines

_#_Note: landlocked; world's smallest republic; enclave of Italy

_*People #_Population: 23,264 (July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)

_#_Birth rate: 8 births/1,000 population (1991)