  | Country (long form)
Republic of Chile | Capital
Santiago | Total Area
292,260.03 sq mi
756,950.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana) | Population
15,153,797 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
19,252,959 | Languages
Spanish | Literacy
95.2% total, 95.4% male, 95% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish (negligible) | Life Expectancy
72.43 male, 79.22 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
1 Chilean peso (Ch$) = 100 centavos | GDP (per capita)
$12,400 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 14%, industry 27%, services 59% (1997 est.) | Industry
copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles | Agriculture
wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes, fruit; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber | Arable Land
5% | Exports
copper, fish, fruits, paper and pulp, chemicals | Imports
consumer goods, chemicals, motor vehicles, fuels, electrical machinery, heavy industrial machinery, food | Natural Resources
copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower | Current Environmental Issues
air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage | Telephones (main lines in use)
2.603 million (1998) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
197,300 (1995) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
26 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
