| 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.) |
| 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% |
| Natural Resources |
copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
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