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 SAN MARINO — ERITREA 1027

There are also Consular representatives at Dublin (C), Glasgow, Liver- pool (C.G.), k.c.

2. Of Great Bkitain in Italy.

Amhasaador.— Rt. Hon. Sir George W. Buchanan. "..f'.M.G.,

<:.|'. V.O.. appointed September 3, 1919.

Counsellor. — H. W. Kennard.

Secretaries.— E. 11. J. Leslie, C.M.G., J. D. Greenway, and EL L Thomas.

Commercial Counsellor. — Sir K. Cape! Cure.

Commercial .secretary.— J. H. Htnderson, 0. B.K.

Naval Attache.— Commander X. W

Military Attache.— Major-Geueral J. I

CoTisnU-General. — 1'. A. Somen Cocks, CM <;. (at Naples), W. H. M. Sinclair (at Gcnoa\ and W. A. Churchill (at Milan).

There arc also Consular representatives at Brindisi, Cagliari, Flu: Leghorn, Messina, I'alermo, .Spezia, Turin, and other tow I

San Marino.

Embraced in the area of Italy is the independent Republic of San Marino, which claims to be the oldest State in Europe. Its legislative power is vested in the Great Council of 60 members elected by popular vote, a third of whom are renewable every three years, and two of whom are appointed every six months to act as Regents (Capitani reggenti). The regents exercise executive power, assisted by various nominated congresses, viz., Gongretso Economico di Stato, Conarcsto dei Legali, Congrezso degli Studi, Gongresso militare. The frontier line is 24 miles in length, area is 38 'square miles, and population (June 1920) 12,0"/7. The revenue and expenditure for 1920-21 amounted to 2,000,000 and 2,150,000 lire respec- tively. There is no public debt. The military force contains 39 officers and 950 men. The chief exports are wine, cattle and stone. A new treaty of friendship with the Kingdom of Italy was roncluded June 28, 1907, revised in 1908 and in 1914. The Republic has extradition treaties with England, Belgium, Holland, and United Stales. San Marino has bronze and silver currency coined in Italy : 210,000 lire in silver and 119,000 lire in bronze.

FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES. Colony of Eritrea.

The dominion of Italy on the coast of the Red Sea extends from Cape Kasar (18° 2' N. ) to Cape Dumeirah on the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb (12° 30' N.). The length of coast is about 670 miles. The area is about 45,800 square miles, and the whole population is estimated at 450,000, in- clusive of about 3,000 European, of whom 2,600 are Italian (.exclusive ot the military forces) and 400 of other nationalities. Massawah has 2,645 inhabitants, of whom about 400 are European, mainly Italian. The seat of the Government is Asmara, a modern town 7,765 feet above the sea-level, with 14,711 inhabitants (2,500 European). The religions ot the native population are the Christian (Coptic rite) and the Mohammedan. There are some Roman Catholics and a few Pagans. Tigrean (an Abyssinian dialect) is spoken in the plsteau, and Arabic in the lowlands.