San Marino

 

 

San Marino

San Marino is a long way from Toorington. San Marino is a very interesting place. It is the smallest republic in Europe. It has only 61 square kilometres. San Marino lives from  wheat, grapes, cheese, livestock, postage stamps, tourism, textiles,  pottery, chemicals, paints and wine.

San Marino is landlocked in the middle of Italy. Its border is 34 kilometres long. Its highest mountain, the Monte Titano, is 793 meters high. The River Ausa flows through San Marino.

The official language of San Marino is Italian, and the head of state is known as the Captains Regent. San Marino was founded in the 4^th century by a Christian Saint.

Vocabulary

border -Grenze

cheese – Käse

flow (flow/flowed/flowed) – fliest

founded (found/founded/founded) gegrundet

grapes – Trauben

head of state – Staats Oberhaupt

landlocked – Ohne zugang zum Meer

language - Sprache

livestock – Vieh

paints - Farben

postage stamps – Briefmarken

pottery – Keramik

wheat – Getreide

Questions

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