San Marino (1983: Doomsday)

San Marino is a small nation in the Northern Apennine Mountains and the former Comune of Rimini. Its capital is The City Of San Marino. Since 1983, it's borders have nearly doubled, although it remains a micro-nation in many ways.

History
According to tradition, Saint Marinus left the island of Rab in Croatia with his lifelong friend, Leo, and went to the city of Rimini as a mason. After the Diocletianic Persecution following his Christian sermons, he escaped to the nearby Monte Titano, where he built a small church and thus founded what is now the city and the state of San Marino. The official date of foundation of the Republic is 3 September 301.

By the mid-fifth century, a community was formed; because of its relatively inaccessible location and its poverty, it has succeeded, with a few brief interruptions, in maintaining its independence. In 1631, its independence was recognized by the Papacy.

Pre-Doomsday
San Marino never signed The North Atlantic Treaty,thus not making San Marino a target for Soviet missiles.

Doomsday
While Italy was being blown away by Soviet missiles, San Marino was not attacked by the USSR. The leaders of San Marino, Germano De Biagi and Renzo Renzi both knew that it was they're job to help the people of Italy. They also recieved significant fallout coming from the Balkans and Italy. Although less than 30 people were killed, most of the surrounding livestock were killed by radiation. This would significantly affect the food supplies.

Post-Doomday
Crowds of people began to sworm the borders of San Mario, and this forced the nation to close all borders untill its Militia could bring back order to the areas around San Mario.

The people were told to go back home, and the San Mario Goverment began to build up a plan for the people outside of their nation. The first plan was to bring basic needs (Food,Water,shelter) to the areas around the border. Second was too meet the incoming groups from the Coastal citys of Rimini, Riccione, and Pesaro, and tell that they should return home and San Mario will come to help as soon as possible. Most of the people went back but found more gang violence and looting in the main citys, The San Mario Milita with The San Mario Military and a few Italian milita men from the the outskirts of San Mario began to march to the city of Riccione. which had undergone the most chaos from the three main citys, after two days fighting with unkown local gangs, the city of Riccione was finaly brought back to order. Soon food and Water rations were given to the people. The Military left on the fifth day, in which they took the city of Rimini which had the largest population of the three citys, it did not go under so much chaos as the other citys did, thanks to the Local police keeping control. Pesaro was taken by the units of the San Mario Military that split off from Riccione, the city was taken quickly due to the help of the local police. The three citys went under the flag of San Mario on June 7th, 1985.

Goverment
The politics of San Marino takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Captains Regent are the heads of state, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Grand and General Council. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The legislature of the republic is the Grand and General Council (Consiglio grande e generale). The Council is a unicameral legislature which has seventy members, with elections occurring every five years under a proportional representation system in all ten administrative districts

Citizens eighteen years or older are eligible to vote. Beside general legislation, the Grand and General Council approves the budget and elects the Captains Regent, the State Congress (composed of ten Secretaries with executive power), the Council of Twelve (which forms the judicial branch during the period of legislature of the Council), the Advising Commissions, and the Government Unions. The Council also has the power to ratify treaties with other countries. The Council is divided into five different Advising Commissions consisting of fifteen councilors who examine, propose, and discuss the implementation of new laws that are on their way to being presented on the floor of the Council.Every six months, the Council elects two Captains Regent to be the heads of state. The Regents are chosen from opposing parties so there is a balance of power. They serve a six-month term. The investiture of the Captains Regent takes place on 1 April and 1 October in every year. Once this term is over, citizens have three days in which to file complaints about the Captains' activities. If they warrant it, judicial proceedings against the ex-head(s) of state can be initiated.

The practice of multiple heads of state, as well as the frequent re-election of the heads of state, are derived directly from the customs of the Roman Republic. The Council is equivalent to the Roman Senate; the Captains Regent, to the consuls of ancient Rome.

Economy
San Marino's economy is controlled by banking, livestock, winemaking, and postage stamps. It has become a haven from those fleeing Italy. To say, it is an export driven economy, and relies on most of its' food from Tuscany.

International Relations
San Marino is a peaceful nation, it is currently trying to find diplomatic terms with Tuscany, and Venice. Although San Marino is its own nations, with Sicily being a major power in the area, San Marino has political ties with the Sicily Republic.

Sicily threats San Marino with overtrowing the goverment, to black mailing the Captins Regents. Although San Marino has not asked for help from the Alpine Confederation yet, they will most likley ask for military help in the late month of July.