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  1. Date of Independence: July 12, 1979 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 12, 1979
  3. Population: 85,501 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 313 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Tarawa
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: phosphates, fish
  8. Main Industries: fishing, handicrafts
  9. Agriculture: taro (edible root), coconuts, sweet potatoes, breadfruit
  10. Currency: Australian dollar 
  11. GDP: $62 million (1996 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $800 (1996 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Gilbertese
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: not available
  16. Life Expectancy:    61 years (male)
  17.                 65 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 26 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 per 1,000 population