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  1. Date of Independence: 221 B.C. (traditional date of establishment); October 1, 1949 A.D. (establishment of People‚Äôs Republic)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 4, 1982
  3. Population: 1,246,871,951 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 3,696,100 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Beijing
  6. Form of Government: communist party-led state
  7. Main Industries: metal production, textiles and clothing, arms manufacturing, machine production
  8. Agriculture: grain, rice, potatoes, peanuts, sorghum, cotton
  9. Natural Resources: coal, oil, iron ore, manganese, molybdenum, tin
  10. Currency: Renminbi
  11. GDP: $4.42 trillion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $3,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Mandarin (official), Yue, Wu, Xiang, other dialects
  14. Religions: atheist (official), Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
  15. Literacy Rate: 82%
  16. Life Expectancy:    69 years (male)
  17.                 71 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 15 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 per 1,000 population