San Marino (1983: Doomsday)

San Marino is a small nation the holds power in the Northern Apennine Mountains and the former Comune of Rimini. Its capital is The City Of San Marino.

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
While Italy was a know NATO member, San Marino was not, making it not a target in the days to come.

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.

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 they're 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 lotting 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

International Relations
San Mario made contact with Venic viva radio before Sicily took power, they are still in communications and with the Alpine Confederation. San Mario has tryed to stay peaceful with Sicily but it seems that at anytime the tensions could snap, and bring San Mario crumbling.