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  1. Date of Independence: February 4, 1948
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 16, 1978 
  3. Population: 19,144,875 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 25,332 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Colombo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: clothing, agricultural processing, petroleum processing, textiles, basic metals
  8. Natural Resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphate
  9. Currency: rupee
  10. GDP: $48.1 billion (1998 est.)
  11. GDP per capita: $2,500 (1998 est.)
  12. Languages: Sinhala, Tamil (both are official), English
  13. Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
  14. Literacy Rate: 90%
  15. Life Expectancy:    70 years (male)
  16.                 76 years (female)
  17. Birthrate: 18 births per 1,000 population
  18. Death Rate: 6 deaths per 1,000 population