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  1. Date of Independence: February 28, 1922
  2. Date of Current Constitution: September 11, 1971
  3. Population: 67,273,906 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 385,229 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Cairo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: food processing, textiles, oil, tourism, chemicals, light manufacturing
  8. Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, iron ore, gypsum, maganese
  9. Currency: pound
  10. GDP:  $188 billion (1998 est.)
  11. GDP per capita: $2,850 (1998 est.)
  12. Languages: Arabic (official), English, French
  13. Religions: Muslim
  14. Literacy Rate: 51%
  15. Life Expectancy:    60 years (male)
  16.                 64 years (female)
  17. Birthrate: 27 per 1,000 population
  18. Death Rate: 8 per 1,000 population