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  1. Date of Independence: December 24, 1951 (from Italy)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 11, 1969
  3. Population: 4,992,838 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 678,400 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Tripoli
  6. Form of Government: military dictatorship
  7. Natural Resources: oil, natural gas, gypsum
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
  9. Agriculture: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus fruits, vegetables, peanuts, livestock, dairy products
  10. Currency: dinar
  11. GDP: $38 billion (1998 est.) 
  12. GDP per Capita: $6,700 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Arabic, Italian, English
  14. Religions: Islam (Sunnism)
  15. Literacy Rate: 76%
  16. Life Expectancy:    74 years (male)
  17.                 78 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 27 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 3 deaths per 1,000 population