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  1. Date of Independence: August 25, 1825
  2. Date of Current Constitution: constitution was suspended June 27, 1973
  3. Population: 3,308,523 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 68,037 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Montevideo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: meat packing, wool and hides, textiles, wine, petroleum processing, shoe manufacturing
  8. Agriculture: corn, wheat, sugar, rice, oats, linseed 
  9. Natural Resources: arable land, hydroelectric potential, gold, granite, marble
  10. Currency: peso
  11. GDP: $28.4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $8,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official)
  14. Religions: Roman Catholic
  15. Literacy Rate: 97%
  16. Life Expectancy:    73 years (male)
  17.                 79 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 17 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 9 deaths per 1,000 population