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  1. Date of Independence: 1579 (from Spain)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: 1814
  3. Population: 15,807,641 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 16,033 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Amsterdam
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: natural gas, oil
  8. Main Industries: metal and engineering products, microelectronics, machinery, chemicals, petroleum processing, fishing, construction
  9. Agriculture: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables, livestock
  10. Currency: guilder (also called gulden or florin)
  11. GDP: $348.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $22,200 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Dutch
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 99% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    75 years (male)
  17.                 81 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 11 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 deaths per 1,000 population