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  1. Date of Establishment: March 17, 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 1, 1948
  3. Population: 56,735,130 (1999 est.) 
  4. Area: 116,336 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Rome
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: fish, natural gas, mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, oil, coal
  8. Main Industries: tourism, motor vehicles, iron and steel production, machinery, chemicals, textiles, shoes, ceramics, fishing
  9. Agriculture: wheat, grapes, olives, rice, citrus fruits, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, livestock
  10. Currency: lira
  11. GDP: $1.181 trillion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $20,800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Italian (official), German, French, Slovene
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  15. Literacy Rate: 97%
  16. Life Expectancy:     75 years (male)
  17.                 82 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 9 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 per 1,000 population