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  1. Date of Independence: July 19, 1949 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 14, 1991
  3. Population: 5,407,453 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 91,429 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Vientiane
  6. Form of Government: communist
  7. Natural Resources: timber, hydroelectric power, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
  8. Main Industries: mining, timber, electric power, food processing, construction
  9. Agriculture: sweet potatoes, vegetables, coffee, sugarcane, cotton, water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
  10. Currency: new kip
  11. GDP: $6.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,260 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Lao (official), French, English, Asian languages
  14. Religions: Buddhism, animism
  15. Literacy Rate: 60%
  16. Life Expectancy:    53 years (male)
  17.                 56 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 40 births per 1,000 population  
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population