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  1. Date of Independence: January 1, 1901 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 9, 1900
  3. Population: 18,783,551 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 2,966,200 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Canberra
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary republic
  7. Natural Resources: bauxite, iron ore, coal, tin, copper, silver, uranium, tungsten, nickel, lead, mineral sands, diamonds, zinc, oil, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: manufacturing, mining, transportation, food processing, chemicals, steel production
  9. Agriculture: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry
  10. Currency: dollar  
  11. GDP: $393.9  billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $21,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English, Aboriginal languages
  14. Religions: Christianity (Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, other Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 100%
  16. Life Expectancy:     77 years (male)
  17.                 83 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 13 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 deaths per 1,000 population