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  1. Date of Independence: August 31, 1957 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 31, 1957
  3. Population: 21,376,066 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 127,584 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: Kuala Lumpur
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: tin, oil, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
  8. Main Industries: rubber, palm oil processing, electronics, tin mining and smelting, timber, petroleum processing, food processing
  9. Agriculture: rubber, palm oil, rice, timber, coconuts, pepper
  10. Currency: ringgit
  11. GDP: $215.4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $10,300 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages:  Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, other Asian dialects
  14. Religions: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, traditional Asian belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 84%
  16. Life Expectancy:    68 years (male)
  17.                 74 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 26 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population