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  1. Date of Independence: May 25, 1946 (from a League of Nations mandate under British administration)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 8, 1952
  3. Population: 4,561,147 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 34,342 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Amman
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, phosphate mining, cement, light manufacturing
  9. Agriculture: wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, olives, sheep, goats, poultry
  10. Currency: dinar
  11. GDP: $15.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $3,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Arabic (official)
  14. Religions: Islam (Sunnism), Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 87%
  16. Life Expectancy:    71 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 34 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 4 per 1,000 population