But now San Marino has a positive sporting distinction. With a population of roughly 30,000, it is the smallest country to win an Olympic medal , surpassing Bermuda (pop. 70,000).

OF ALL the countries in the world, San Marino is the fifth smallest but has a lot to boast about. Completely landlocked and surrounded by Italy, San Marino is the world’s oldest surviving sov… ...

This tiny landlocked country is the fifth-smallest in the world and, unlike its neighbours, only receives around two million tourists each year.