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  1. Date of Independence: September 9, 1948 
  2. Date of Current Constitution: 1948
  3. Population: 21,386,109 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 47,399 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: P‚Äôyongyang
  6. Form of Government: communist
  7. Natural Resources: coal, lead, zinc, graphite, magnesite, tungsten, copper, iron ore, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydroelectric power
  8. Main Industries: textiles, machinery, armaments, chemicals, food processing, electric power, mining
  9. Agriculture: rice, potatoes, corn, soybeans, cattle, pigs
  10. Currency: won
  11. GDP: $21.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Korean
  14. Religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Chondogyo
  15. Literacy Rate: 99%
  16. Life Expectancy:     67 years (male)
  17.                 73 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 21 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 per 1,000 population