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  1. Date of Independence: January 1, 1984 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: September 29, 1959
  3. Population: 322,982 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 2,226 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: oil, natural gas, timber
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, natural gas, construction
  9. Agriculture: bananas, rice, cassava (edible root), water buffalo, pigs
  10. Currency: dollar
  11. GDP: $5.4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $17,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
  14. Religions: Islam (official), Buddhism, Christianity, traditional Asian belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 88%
  16. Life Expectancy:     70 years (male)
  17.                 73 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 25 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population