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  1. Date of Independence: October 1, 1994 (from a United Nations trusteeship under U.S. administration)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 1, 1981
  3. Population: 18,467 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 188 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Koror
  6. Form of Government: constitutional
  7. Natural Resources: timber, gold, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
  8. Main Industries: tourism, handicrafts, fishing
  9. Agriculture: coconuts, cassava (edible root), sweet potatoes
  10. Currency: U.S. dollar
  11. GDP: $160 million (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $8,800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Sonsorolese, Angaur, Japanese, Tobi, Palauan
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Modekngei
  15. Literacy Rate: 92%
  16. Life Expectancy:     65 years (male)
  17.                 71 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 22 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 deaths per 1,000 population