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  1. Date of Independence: September 15, 1821
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 9, 1949
  3. Population: 3,674,490 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 19,730
  5. Capital: San Jos√©
  6. Form of Government: democratic republic
  7. Main Industries: food processing, textiles, construction materials
  8. Agriculture: coffee,  bananas, sugar, rice, potatoes
  9. Natural Resources: hydroelectric potential, gold, limestone
  10. Currency: Colon
  11. GDP: $24 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $6,700 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), Jamaican dialect of English
  14. Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 95%
  16. Life Expectancy:    74 years (male)
  17.                 79 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 23 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 4 per 1,000 population