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  1. Date of Independence: June 6, 1523
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 1, 1975
  3. Population: 8,911,296 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 173,732 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Stockholm
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Main Industries: steel, machinery, precision instruments, vehicles, shipbuilding, paper
  8. Agriculture: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wood
  9. Natural Resources: forests, iron ore, hydroelectric power, zinc, lead
  10. Currency: krona
  11. GDP: $175 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $19,700 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Swedish
  14. Religions: Evangelical Lutheran (official)
  15. Literacy Rate: 100%
  16. Life Expectancy:    77 years (male)
  17.                 82 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 12 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 11 deaths per 1,000 population