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  1. Date of Independence: 1238 (traditional founding date)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: October 11, 1997
  3. Population: 60,609,046 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 198,115 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Bangkok
  6. Form of Government: constitutional monarchy
  7. Main Industries: textiles, agricultural processing, tourism, integrated circuits
  8. Agriculture: rice, corn, tapioca, sugarcane, soybeans
  9. Natural Resources: tin rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite 
  10. Currency: baht 
  11. GDP: $369 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $6,1800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Thai (official), English, Lao, Chinese, Malay
  14. Religions: Buddhism, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 94%
  16. Life Expectancy:    66 years (male)
  17.                 73 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 16 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 deaths per 1,000 population