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  1. Date of Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 9, 1987
  3. Population: 4,717,132 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 50,838 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Managua
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
  8. Main Industries: food processing, chemicals, metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum processing, beverages, shoes
  9. Agriculture: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, cassava (edible root), citrus fruits, beans, cattle, pigs, poultry, dairy products
  10. Currency: gold cordoba
  11. GDP: $11.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $2,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), English, American Indian languages
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 66% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    65 years (male)
  17.                 70 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 35 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 deaths per 1,000 population