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  1. Date of Independence: January 1, 1962 
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 1, 1962
  3. Population: 229,979 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 1,093 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Apia
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy 
  7. Main Industries: timber, tourism, light industry
  8. Agriculture: coconuts, yams, bananas
  9. Natural Resources: timber 
  10. Currency: tala
  11. GDP: $470 million (1997 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $2,100 (1997 est.)
  13. Languages: Samoan and English (both are official), Polynesian
  14. Religions: Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 97%
  16. Life Expectancy:     67 years (male)
  17.     72 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 29 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population
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