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  1. Date of Independence: March 6, 1957 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: April 28, 1992
  3. Population: 18,887,626 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 92,098 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Accra
  6. Form of Government: constitutional democracy
  7. Natural Resources: timber, gold, bauxite, manganese, industrial diamonds, fish, rubber
  8. Main Industries: mining, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing
  9. Agriculture: cocoa, coffee, coconuts, rice, cassava (edible root), peanuts, corn, bananas, timber
  10. Currency: cedi
  11. GDP: $33.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, Ga
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Islam, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 65%
  16. Life Expectancy:     55 years (male)
  17.                 59 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 32 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 per 1,000 population