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  1. Date of Independence: July 1, 1962 (from United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 13, 1992
  3. Population: 5,735,937 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 10,740 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Bujumbura
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: uranium, nickel, peat, copper, cobalt
  8. Main Industries: light consumer goods, public works, construction, food processing
  9. Agriculture: coffee, tea, cotton, corn, sorghum (grain), sweet potatoes, bananas, livestock, dairy products
  10. Currency: franc
  11. GDP: $4.1 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $740 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Kirundi (official), French, Swahili
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), traditional African belief systems, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 35%
  16. Life Expectancy:     44 years (male)
  17.                 47 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 41 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 17 deaths per 1,000 population