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  1. Date of Independence: December 10, 1898
  2. Date of Current Constitution: February 24, 1976
  3. Population: 11,096,395 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 42,804 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Havana
  6. Form of Government: communist
  7. Main Industries: oil refining, tobacco, sugar, and coffee processing
  8. Agriculture: sugar, tobacco, fruits, coffee, rice
  9. Natural Resources: nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, salt 
  10. Currency: peso
  11. GDP: $17.3 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $1,560 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official)
  14. Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic)
  15. Literacy Rate: 96%
  16. Life Expectancy:     73 years (male)
  17.                 78 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 13 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 per 1,000 population