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Self-Sufficient Sovereignty is the outcome of researches and reflections about the current condition of San Marino. This small nation enclaved in Italy struggles to survive since the economic crisis of 2008, and the situation is still so critical today that an upcoming financial disaster could lead the country to bankrupt. Combined to a lack of visual distinctiveness and an important reliance on Italy, it brings the reasoning to the question of identity: is it still relevant to consider San Marino as a country? Should it be annexed to Italy? Should it be sold as luxury properties? Or should San Marino be more self-sufficient, in order to have enough resources to face the coming disasters? Following a methodology developed by the respective works of Athanasius Kircher (Babel’s tower) and Wendy Brown (“Walled States, Waning Sovereignty”), this master dissertation aims to explore a scenario where San Marino would become self-sufficient at 100 %. To be able to reach this goal, the research concentrates on three main issues: the lack of public space, the energetic independence and the infrastructures developed as public space. This triple goal led to the proposal of two hydro-electric dams, designed as the missing link between two important public spaces : the historical city of San Marino and the biggest natural park of the state: the Parco di Montecerreto.