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  1. Date of Independence: August 27, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 28, 1994
  3. Population: 4,460,838 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 13,012 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Chisinau
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: gypsum, lignite, phosphorite
  8. Main Industries: food processing, machinery, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, hosiery, sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles
  9. Agriculture: vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflowers, tobacco, livestock, dairy products
  10. Currency: leu
  11. GDP: $10 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $2,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Moldovan (official), Russian, Gagauz
  14. Religions: Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Baptists), Judaism
  15. Literacy Rate: 96%
  16. Life Expectancy:    60 years (male)
  17.                 69 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 14 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population