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  1. Date of Independence: July 1, 1960
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 25, 1979
  3. Population: 7,140,643 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 246,000 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Mogadishu
  6. Form of Government: in transition
  7. Main Industries: sugar refining, textiles, packaging, petroleum processing
  8. Agriculture: sugar, bananas, sorghum, corn, mangoes
  9. Natural Resources: various minerals, petroleum
  10. Currency: Somali shilling
  11. GDP: $4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
  14. Religions: Sunni Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 24%
  16. Life Expectancy:    45 years (male)
  17.                 48 years(female)
  18. Birthrate: 48 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 19 deaths per 1000 population