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  1. Date of Establishment: January 18, 1871 (unification of the German Empire); divided 1945; reunified October 3, 1990
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 23, 1949
  3. Population: 82,087,361 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 137,828 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Berlin
  6. Form of Government: federal republic
  7. Natural Resources: coal, iron, uranium, natural gas, potash, timber, copper, salt, nickel
  8. Main Industries: iron and steel production, coal mining, shipbuilding, cement, machinery, food processing, beverages, chemicals, motor vehicles, electronics
  9. Agriculture: wheat, rye, barley, cabbage, sugar beets, potatoes, corn, cattle, pigs, poultry
  10. Currency: mark
  11. GDP: $1.81 trillion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $22,100 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: German
  14. Religions: Christianity (Protestant denominations, Roman Catholicism)
  15. Literacy Rate: 99%
  16. Life Expectancy:    74 years (male)
  17.                 81 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 9 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 11 per 1,000 population