San Marino

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• Italy

San Marino in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. San Marino is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of San Marino, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city shares the country's name1 of 5
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its capital city's name begins with “S”1 of 17
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Uses the euro as its currency1 of 25
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177