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Chile at a glance
1998
Nominal GDP (current US$bn) 75.90
GDP per capita (US$) 5,125
Real GDP growth (%) 3.4
Unemployment (%) 7.2
Inflation (%) 4.67
Exports (FOB, US$bn) 14.83
Imports (FOB, US$bn) 17.35
Total External Debt (US$bn) 31.55
(Source: Central Bank of Chile and National Institute of Statistics)
1999 (estimate)
Nominal GDP (current US$bn) 69.28
GDP per capita (US$) 4618
Real GDP growth (%) -1.1
Unemployment (%) 9.7
Inflation (%) 2.31
Exports (FOB, US$bn) 15.62
Imports (FOB, US$bn) 13.95
Total External Debt (US$bn) 33.00
(Source: Central Bank of Chile and National Institute of Statistics)
2000 (forecast)
Nominal GDP (current US$bn) 71.85
GDP per capita (US$) 4,727
Real GDP growth (%) 5.5
Unemployment (%) 8.0
Inflation (%) 4.0
Exports (FOB, US$bn) 17.50
Imports (FOB, US$bn) 16.90
Total External Debt (US$bn) 34.00
(Source: Central Bank of Chile and National Institute of Statistics)
Demographics
Population: 15 million (1999)
*Santiago accounts for 40 percent of the total population
Population growth rate: 1.4 percent (yearly)
Official Language: Spanish, but English is spoken in prominent business environments
Religion: 75 percent Catholic; 25 percent others
Geographic figures
Land area: 288,252 square miles (2,600 miles long and 110 miles wide).
Location: Southwestern side of South America, bordering Peru and Bolivia in the north, Argentina to the east and the South Pacific and South Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Maritime claims: 12 miles from the coast.
Economic zone: 200 miles from its coasts, including marine resources, ocean floor and subfloor.
Principal Cities: Santiago, national capital (nearly 6 million of the total population); Valparaíso-Viña del Mar (600,000 people); Concepción-Talcahuano (580,000 people); Antofagasta (247,000 people); Temuco (243,000 people).
Country division: 12 regions, a metropolitan area, 51 provinces and 336 cities.
Climate: Given the country’s length, it has all four seasons but in reverse to the Northern Hemisphere. Arid in the north, Mediterranean in the center and cold and rainy in the south.
Territory: Desert to the north; a fertile valley in the central zone; volcanoes, lakes and thousands of islands forming the southern area, and the Cordillera de los Andes.
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Table of Contents
New president focuses on future while reconciling the past
U.S. Ambassador O'Leary confident of U.S.-Chilean diplomatic relations for 2000
Foreign affairs agenda makes Latin American region a priority
Chile’s embassy at sea, cruising through the Americas
General Augusto Pinochet loses his immunity
Chile at a glance
Map of Chile
Chile’s economic recovery
Free trade: Chile’s most prominent portfolio
ProChile foments the republic’s commerce and exportation
Investing in Chile
Chilean education focuses on transcending traditional methods
Financing the new economy
Pension funds welcome more flexibility
Chilean wines take the world
Chile transforms infrastructure to connect the country
Information technology booming in Chile
Chile’s sparkling commodities sustain the economy through difficult times
Useful Contacts
Regionalization of energy sector
Fruits of the earth and sea exalt Chile's trading image
Alliances for better connection
Health care reforms begin with primary service
Equal opportunities
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Chile’s enticing variety holds the vision for skyrocketing tourism growth
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