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  1. Date of Independence: July 10, 1973 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 10, 1973
  3. Population: 283,705 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 5,382 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Nassau
  6. Form of Government: commonwealth
  7. Natural Resources: salt, timber, aragonite
  8. Main Industries: tourism, banking, cement, petroleum processing, salt mining, pharmaceuticals, rum, fishing
  9. Agriculture: vegetables
  10. Currency: dollar
  11. GDP: $5.63 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $20,100 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English, Creole
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:     71 years (male)
  17.                 77 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 21 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population