San Marino

Secrets of the Seven Smallest States of Europe
by Thomas Eccardt

San Marino, one of the oldest of the seven smallest states of Europe explored in this book by Thomas Eccardt, is the world's oldest Republic. Having two heads of state referred to as captains regent, the Sammarinese granted Abraham Lincoln the title of honorary citizen. The country also had a tradition of receiving refugees – at the time of World War II, there were four refugees to every one of its inhabitants.

Hippocrene Books, Ink, 2005
ISBN 9780781810326