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  1. Date of Independence: September 17, 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 20, 1991
  3. Population: 2,022,604 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 9,928 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: Skopje
  6. Form of Government: emerging democracy
  7. Natural Resources: chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber
  8. Main Industries: coal, metal production, textiles, wood products, tobacco
  9. Agriculture: rice, tobacco, wheat, corn, millet (grain), cotton, sesame, mulberry leaves, citrus fruits, vegetables, cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep
  10. Currency: denar 
  11. GDP: $2.1 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,050 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian
  14. Religions: Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy), Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: not available
  16. Life Expectancy:    71 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 15 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 deaths per 1,000 population