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  1. Date of Independence: May 24, 1993
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 1997
  3. Population: 3,984,723 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 45,300 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Asmara
  6. Form of Government: transitional government
  7. Main Industries: food processing, textiles
  8. Agriculture: cotton, coffee, tobacco, lentils
  9. Natural Resources: gold, copper, zinc, potash,  
  10. Currency: Ethiopian birr 
  11. GDP:  $2.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $660 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Tigrinya, Tigre
  14. Religions: Muslim, Christian
  15. Literacy Rate: 20%
  16. Life Expectancy:    54 years (male)
  17.                 58 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 12 per 1,000 population