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  1. Date of Independence: November 3, 1986 (from a United Nations trusteeship under United States administration)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 10, 1979
  3. Population: 131,500 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 271 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Palikir
  6. Form of Government: constitutional
  7. Natural Resources: forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
  8. Main Industries: tourism, construction, fish processing, handicrafts
  9. Agriculture: black pepper, tropical fruits, vegetables, coconuts, cassava (edible root), sweet potatoes, pigs, poultry
  10. Currency: U.S. dollar
  11. GDP: $220 million (1996 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,760 (1996 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosraean
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 89%
  16. Life Expectancy:    67 years (male)
  17.                 70 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 27 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 deaths per 1,000 population