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  1. Date of Independence: October 25, 1945
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 1, 1947
  3. Population: 23,113,250 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 13,969 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Taipei
  6. Form of Government: multiparty democracy
  7. Main Industries: textiles, clothing, plastics, electronics, processed foods, chemicals
  8. Agriculture: vegetables, rice, fruit, tea, sugarcane, betel nut
  9. Natural Resources: coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos 
  10. Currency: new Taiwan dollar 
  11. GDP: $362 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $16,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese, Hakka dialects
  14. Religions: Buddhism, Taoist, Confucian, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 94%
  16. Life Expectancy:    74 years (male)
  17.                 81 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 15 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population