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  1. Date of Independence: September 6, 1991 (from Soviet Union)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: October 25, 1992
  3. Population: 3,584,966 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 25,213 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Vilnius
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Natural Resources: peat
  8. Main Industries: electric motors, televisions, refrigerators, freezers, petroleum processing, shipbuilding, furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber, fishing
  9. Agriculture: grain, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables, livestock, dairy products
  10. Currency: litas
  11. GDP: $17.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $4,900 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:    63 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 11 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population