R: Re: Democracy

Chollie wrote:

>      San Marino is undoubtedly the oldest Republic in Europe.  It was also
> the only country in the West to become Communist for a brief period... you
> don't need a visa to visit San Marino from Italy, and if you want them to
> stamp your passport, it will cost you (10,000 lira, IIRC).
Hehe, peoples from Romagna, Ligury, Tuscany... all central Italy are
traditionally communists : )

The Italian Communist Party has always been very powerful, mainly thank to
central Italian electors.

Luca