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  1. Date of Independence: August 19, 1919    (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: no constitution in place    
  3. Population: 25,824,882 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 251,825 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Kabul
  6. Form of Government: in transition
  7. Natural Resources: natural gas, coal, oil, copper, barite, talc, lead, sulfur, iron, zinc, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
  8. Main Industries: small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, and cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, oil, coal, copper
  9. Agriculture: wheat, corn, barley, rice, cotton, fruit, nuts, sheep
  10. Currency: afghani
  11. GDP: $20 billion (1998 est.) 
  12. GDP per Capita: $800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Pashtu, Dari (Afghan Persian), Turkic dialects
  14. Religions: Islam (Sunnism, Shi‚Äôa)
  15. Literacy Rate: 32%
  16. Life Expectancy:  48 years (male)
  17.                                      47 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 42 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 17 deaths per 1,000 population