Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored in all of history
– Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to San Marino
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This tiny country surrounded by Italian borders is a great example of what Italy used to be like: a series of small nation-states complete with fortresses to defend their tiny kingdoms.
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