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  1. Date of Independence: July 26, 1847
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 6, 1986
  3. Population: 2,923,725 (1999 est.) 
  4. Area: 38,250 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Monrovia
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold
  8. Main Industries: rubber, food processing, construction materials, furniture, palm oil, iron ore, diamond mining
  9. Agriculture: rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (edible root), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas, sheep, goats, timber
  10. Currency: dollar
  11. GDP: $2.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,000 (1998 est.) 
  13. Languages: English (official), 20 Niger-Congo languages
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Islam, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 38%
  16. Life Expectancy:    57 years (male)
  17.                 63 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 41 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 11 deaths per 1,000 population