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  1. Date of Independence: July 9, 1816 (from Spain)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 1, 1853
  3. Population: 36,737,664 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 1,073,518  sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Buenos Aires
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: zinc, tin, lead, iron ore, copper, manganese, uranium, oil
  8. Main Industries: food processing, motor vehicles, metal production, textiles, chemicals, printing, steel production
  9. Agriculture: grains, livestock, oilseed, soybeans
  10. Currency: peso
  11. GDP: $374 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $10,300 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Judaism
  15. Literacy Rate: 96%
  16. Life Expectancy:     71 years (male)
  17.                 79 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 20 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 deaths per 1,000 population