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  1. Date of Independence: March 13, 1921 (from China)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: February 12, 1992
  3. Population: 2,617,379 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 604,800 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Ulaanbaatar
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolframite, fluorite, gold
  8. Main Industries: copper refining, construction materials, mining, food processing, beverages
  9. Agriculture: wheat, barley, potatoes, sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses
  10. Currency: tughrik
  11. GDP: $5.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $2,250 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Khalkha Mongolian, Turkish, Russian, Chinese
  14. Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 83%
  16. Life Expectancy:     60 years (male)
  17.                 64 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 23 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 deaths per 1,000 population