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  1. Date of Independence: August 25, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 30, 1994
  3. Population: 10,401,784 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 80,153 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Minsk
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: peat, timber, oil, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: chemical fibers, manufacturing, machine tools, agricultural machinery
  9. Agriculture: grain, vegetables, potatoes, livestock, eggs, flour, milk
  10. Currency: ruble
  11. GDP: $53.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $5,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Belarussian, Russian
  14. Religions: Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism), Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:     62 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 10 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 14 deaths per 1,000 population