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  1. Date of Independence: July 28, 1821 (from Spain)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 31, 1993
  3. Population: 26,624,582 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 496,225 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Lima
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: copper, silver, gold, oil, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphates, potash
  8. Main Industries: mining, petroleum processing, fishing, textiles, food processing, cement, motor vehicle assembly, steel production, shipbuilding, fishing
  9. Agriculture: coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, plantains (fruits), poultry, dairy products, wool
  10. Currency: new sol
  11. GDP: $111.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $4,300 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  15. Literacy Rate: 89%
  16. Life Expectancy:    68 years (male)
  17.                 73 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 26 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 deaths per 1,000 population