Chile

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Facts

Population: 16,284,741 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.1% (male 2,010,576/female 1,920,951) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 5,480,703/female 5,492,988) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 576,698/female 802,825) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 0.916% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 15.03 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.998 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.718 male(s)/female total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.96 years male: 73.69 years female: 80.4 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 26,000 (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,400 (2003 est.).

Nationality: noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean.

Ethnic groups: white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census).

Languages: Spanish.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 95.8% female: 95.6% (2002 census).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $202.7 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 4.2% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $12,700 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5.9% industry: 49.3% services: 44.7% (2006 est.).

Labor force: 6.94 million (2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 13.6% industry: 23.4% services: 63% (2003).

Population below poverty line: 18.2% (2005).

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.2% highest 10%: 47% (2000).

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.6% (2006).

Unemployment rate: 7.8% (2006).

Budget: revenues: $36.71 billion expenditures: $26.68 billion; including capital expenditures of $3.33 billion (2006 est.).

Agriculture - products: grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber.

Industries: copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles.

Industrial production growth rate: 3.1% (2006).

Electricity - production: 47.6 billion kWh (2006).

Electricity - consumption: 48.52 billion kWh (2006).

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 1.744 billion kWh (2004).

Exports: $58.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Exports - commodities: copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine.

Exports - partners: US 15.8%, Japan 11.5%, China 11.1%, Netherlands 5.8%, South Korea 5.5%, Brazil 4.4%, Italy 4.2%, Mexico 4% (2005).

Imports: $35.37 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Imports - commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas.

Imports - partners: Argentina 14.8%, US 14.6%, Brazil 11.7%, China 7.8%, South Korea 4.8%, Yemen 4.4% (2005).

Debt - external: $47.6 billion (30 June 2006 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: $0 (2006).

Currency (code): Chilean peso (CLP).

Exchange rates: Chilean pesos per US dollar - 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004), 691.43 (2003), 688.94 (2002).

Fiscal year: calendar year.