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  1. Date of Independence: August 1, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 2, 1990
  3. Population: 6,305,567 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 43,500 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Porto-Novo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: oil, limestone, marble, timber
  8. Main Industries: textiles, food processing, construction, beverages, tobacco, petroleum processing
  9. Agriculture: peanuts, cotton, palm oil, rice, corn, cassava (edible root), yams, beans, poultry
  10. Currency: Communaute Financi√®re Africaine (CFA) franc 
  11. GDP: $7.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,300 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Fon, Yaruba, West African languages
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Islam, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 37%
  16. Life Expectancy:     52 years (male)
  17.                 56 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 45 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 12 deaths per 1,000 population