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  1. Date of Independence: September 6, 1991
  2. Date of Current Constitution: June 28, 1992
  3. Population: 1,408,523 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 17,462 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Tallinn
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Main Industries: shipbuilding, electric motors, electricity, furniture, textiles
  8. Agriculture: potatoes, fruits, vegetables
  9. Natural Resources: oil shale, phosphorite, limestone
  10. Currency: kroon
  11. GDP:  $7.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $5,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Estonian (official), Russian, Latvian
  14. Religions: Christian (Lutheran, Russian Orthodox)
  15. Literacy Rate: 100%
  16. Life Expectancy:    63 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 9 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 14 per 1,000 population