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  1. Date of Independence: 1492
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 29, 1978
  3. Population: 39,1367,744 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 194,898 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Madrid
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary monarchy
  7. Main Industries: machinery, metals, textiles, shoes, vehicles, processed foods, tourism, electronics
  8. Agriculture: grains, olives, grapes, citrus fruits, vegetables, sunflowers
  9. Natural Resources: coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, hydroelectric power 
  10. Currency: peseta
  11. GDP: $645.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $16,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Castilian Spanish (official), Catalan, Galician, Basque
  14. Religions: Roman Catholic
  15. Literacy Rate: 96%
  16. Life Expectancy:    74 years (male)
  17.                 82 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 10 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 deaths per 1,000 population