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  1. Date of Independence: October 10, 1970 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 25, 1990
  3. Population: 812,918 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 7,055 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Suva
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: gold, copper, fish, timber
  8. Main Industries: sugar refining, tourism, clothing, fishing
  9. Agriculture: sugarcane, coconuts, ginger,  bananas, cassava (edible root), rice, sweet potatoes, cattle, pigs, horses, goats
  10. Currency: dollar
  11. GDP: $5.4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $6,700 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
  14. Religions: Christianity (Protestant denominations, Roman Catholicism), Hinduism, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 92%
  16. Life Expectancy:     64 years (male)
  17.                 69 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 23 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 per 1,000 population