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 | CHILEgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Chile |
| country code ISO: CL [CHL] //; - FIPS: CI |
| location: western coast of southern South America |
| time zone: -4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 748800 sq.km = 289112 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 756950 sq.km = 292258 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 17°30' S / South: 56°30' S / East: 66° W / West: 76° W |
| borders (land): Perú, Bolivia, Argentina |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: variable due to the long north-south extension plus several altitudes |
| Government |
| independent since: 1810-09-18; 1818 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Santiago (de Chile) |
| administrative division: región [since 1975] (13) ; provincia (25) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: 1992: 13348,401 /; 2002: 15116,435 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 15153,797; or: 15211,000 /; 2001: 15402,000 /; 2002: 15589,000 |
| population density: 20 per sq.km = 53 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,6 - 1,8% //; - doubling time: 45 years |
| birth rate: 17 - 23 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 47 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 12 - 46 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 10 - 19 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73 - 76 years (male: 69 - 73; female: 76 - 79) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 31% //; - 15-59 years: 60 - 61% //; - 60+ years: 9% |
| urbanisation: 86% //; - urbanisation growth: 2,3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 44% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Mestizo & of European origin 89 - 95%; Amerindian 3 - 10% (among those: Mapuche, Aymara, Rapanui) |
| languages: Spanish, Amerindian idiom |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 77 - 89%; Protestant 6 - 12%; other 5 - 11% (Bahai, Jewish, traditional indigenous beliefs) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2844 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 85% [FW 2000: 93%] |
| people per physician: 840 - 2150 |
| people per hospital bed: 472 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 75% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 19% [DK: 38%] |
| adult literacy: 96% (male: 96%; female: 96%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Peso (chil$) = 100 centavos |
| annual inflation rate: 7% [DK: 2,5%] |
| population below poverty line: 21% [FW 2000: 2%] |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 4160 per capita |
| GNI USD 4250 - 4590 per capita //; - [ppp: 9100 - 9420] |
| GDP growth: 5% |
| income: USD 2160 - 4160 per capita |
| import: USD 6380 per capita //; - export: USD 3930 per capita |
| trade: USD 1221 per capita //; - or 51% of GDP |
| trade partners: US BR JP AG DE GB CN MX IT |
| human development index: 0,825 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 39 |
| female labour force: 34% |
| unemployment: 7 - 9% |
| tourism: 1,4 - 1,7 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 6% //; - grass land: 18% //; - wooded area: 12% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 19% [FW 2002: 13,5%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 8% [FW 2002: 9%] |
| agricultural products: wine, timber, sugar beets, wheat, fruits, beans, grapes, tomatoes, maize, potatoes, apples |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,03 / cattle: 3,6-4,1 / goats: 0,7 / horses: 0,6 / pigs: 2,4-2,8 / poultry: 75 / sheep: 4,1 |
| fish catch: 4690000 - 6080000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 18% [PG: 26%; FW 2002: 24%] //; - part of industry in GDP: 30% [FW 2002: 34%] |
| industrial products: food & fish processing, forestry, iron & steel, copper, cement |
| mining products: copper, coal, natural gas & oil, gold, lead, iron ore, silver, molybdenum, iodine, nitrates, lithium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 4,1 |
| services: labour force: 63% [PG: 55%; FW 2002: 62,5%] //; - part of services in GDP: 62% [FW 2002: 57%] |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1688 |
| electricity use (per capita): 2309 |
| annual water use (per capita): 1626 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 79130 km //; - of which paved: 19% [15484] //; - of which are motorways: 3455 km (=Pan American highway) |
| vehicles: 50 - 87 per 1000 // international license plate: RCH |
| railways: 2035, or 6572 - 8185 km //; - railways passenger/km: 689 - 1272 |
| navigable inland waterways: 725 km |
| ownership telephone: 132 - 233 per 1000 // international dialling code: +56 |
| ownership radio receivers: 317 - 354 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 280 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 99 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 24200 |
| personal computers: 82 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6880-6893 m, Volcán Llullaillaco 6723-6739, Tres Cruces 6753, Nevado de Incahuasi 6621, Cerro Tupungato 6570, Cerro del Toro 6380 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lago General Carrera, Lago Llanquihue |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): possibly several small ones |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Loa, Elquí, Bío Bío; and many more, relatively short in length, to drain the mountain slopes of the Cordillera de los Andes |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: not known by name |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Ísla de Pascua, Íslas Juan Fernändez, Ísla Sala y Gómez, Íslas de los Desventurados |
| deserts: Atacama |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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