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| | San Marino |
 | | According to tradition, San Marino was founded in AD 301 when a Christian stonemason named Marinus the Dalmation fled to the island of Arbe to escape the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Diocletian. |
 | | San Marino's per capita GNP in 2000 stood at $32,000 with more than 50% of that coming from the tourism industry which draws about 3.15 million people annually. |
 | | San Marino is a full member of the United Nations, International Court of Justice, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health Organization (WHO), World Tourism Organization (WTO), Council of Europe, International Red Cross Organization, and the International Institution for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIIT), among others. |
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