Today, we head to San Marino, the world’s oldest surviving republic. San Marino is also Europe’s third smallest country and only one of three countries to be completely landlocked within a single other country. Weirdly, if you’re from San Marino, you’re known as “Sammarinese”.

San Marino has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times and most recently made it to the finals of Eurovision 2021 by entering a song bizarrely featuring Florida native, Flo Rida. If San Marino had actually won, it wouldn’t have had a venue big enough to host the following year’s event.

Other strange It’s democratically elected grand council must elect two heads of state every six months. These heads of state are known as Captains Regent and as you probably guessed only get to serve a six month term.

Talking of short terms, it’s time I made some dinner.