San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino (), is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains. Its size is just over , with a population of 33,562. Its capital is the City of San Marino and its largest city is Serravalle. San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe. 

The country takes its name from Marinus, a stonemason originating from the Roman colony on the island of Rab, in modern-day Croatia. In 257 CE Marinus participated in the reconstruction of Rimini's city walls after their destruction by Liburnian pirates. Marinus then went on to found an independent monastic community on Monte Titano in 301 CE; thus, San Marino lays claim to be the oldest extant sovereign state as well as the oldest constitutional republic. 

San Marino is governed by the Constitution of San Marino ("Leges Statutae Republicae Sancti Marini"), a series of six books written in Latin in the late 16th century, that dictate the country’s political system, among other matters. The country is considered to have the earliest written governing documents, or constitution, still in effect. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What dictates the rules of San Marino?
2. What is at the center of San Marino's government?
3. What serves as the government of San Marino?
Q2:
1. Who does San Marino get its name?
2. What is the origin of San Marino's name?
3. Whose name does San Marino bear?
Q3:
1. What was the occupation of Marinus?
2. How was Marinus employed?
3. What did Marinus do for a living?
Q4:
1. What is the location of Rab?
2. Where may Rab be found?
3. What country is Rab in?
Q5:
1. Is San Marino a newer country?
2. Has San Marino only been around for a short amount of time?
3. Was San Marino just recently founded?
Q6:
1. How old is San Marino?
2. What is San Marino's age?
3. How long has San Marino went around?
Q7:
1. Is San Marino a peaceful republic?
2. Is the republic of San Marino peaceful?
3. Does the republic of San Marino treat others with respect?
Q8:
1. How many people live in the republic of San Marino?
2. How many residents does the republic of San Marino have?
3. What is the population of San Marino?
Q9:
1. What occured in 257 CE?
2. What was an event in 257 CE?
3. What did Marinus do in 257 CE?
Q10:
1. What did Marinus do after reconstructing Rimini?
2. After he helped rebuild Rimini, what did Marinus do next?
3. What was the next plan of action of Marinus once he had helped rebuild Rimini?
Q11:
1. In what year did Marinus found his monastic community?
2. What was the year when Marinus established a monastic community?
3. When did the establishment of Marinus' community of monks take place?
