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  1. Date of Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 31, 1985
  3. Population: 12,335,580 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 42,042 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Guatemala City
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: oil, timber, nickel, fish, chicle
  8. Main Industries: sugar refining, textiles, rubber, furniture, chemicals, petroleum processing, tourism
  9. Agriculture: coffee, sugarcane, bananas, cardamom, beans, cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry
  10. Currency: quetzal
  11. GDP: $45.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $3,800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), American Indian dialects
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), traditional Mayan religion
  15. Literacy Rate: 56%
  16. Life Expectancy:    64 years (male)
  17.                 69 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 36 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 per 1,000 population