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  1. Date of Independence: June 25, 1975 (from Portugal)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 30, 1990
  3. Population: 19,124,335 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 313,661 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Maputo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: coal, titanium, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: food processing, beverages, chemicals, petroleum processing, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco
  9. Agriculture: cotton, nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (edible root), corn, rice, tropical fruits, cattle, poultry
  10. Currency: metical
  11. GDP: $16.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $900 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Portuguese (official), African dialects
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Christianity, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 40% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    45 years (male)
  17.                 47 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 17 deaths per 1,000 population