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  1. Date of Independence: January 4, 1948 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: no constitution is in place; began writing new constitution January 1993
  3. Population: 48,081,302 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 261,228 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Rangoon (Yangon)
  6. Form of Government: military
  7. Natural Resources: timber, oil, tin, tungsten, lead, copper, lead, precious gems, zinc, coal, marble, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: textiles, mining, footwear, wood products, petroleum processing, food processing
  9. Agriculture: sugarcane, rice, corn, beans
  10. Currency: kyat
  11. GDP: $56.1 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Burmese, Karen, Shan
  14. Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, animism
  15. Literacy Rate: 83%
  16. Life Expectancy:     53 years (male)  
  17.                 56 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 28 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 12 deaths per 1,000 population