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million Chileans having moved out of poverty in the last four years. Copper remains vital to the health of the economy; Chile is the world's largest producer and exporter of copper. Success in meeting the government's goal of sustained annual economic growth of 5% depends on world copper prices, the level of confidence of foreign investors and creditors, and the government's own ability to maintain a conservative fiscal stance.

      GDP: purchasing power parity - $113.2 billion (1995 est.)

      GDP real growth rate: 8.5% (1995 est.)

      GDP per capita: $8,000 (1995 est.)

      GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 7.4% industry: 36.4% services: 56.2% (1985)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.1% (1995 est.)

      Labor force: 4.728 million

       by occupation: services 38.3% (includes government 12%), industry

       and commerce 33.8%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 19.2%, mining

       2.3%, construction 6.4% (1990)

      Unemployment rate: 5.4% (1995 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $17 billion

       expenditures: $17 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (1996 est.)

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

      Industrial production growth rate: 4.3% (1993 est.)

      Electricity: capacity: 4,810,000 kW production: 22 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,499 kWh (1993)

      Agriculture: wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes,

       fruit; beef, poultry, wool; timber; 1991 fish catch of 6.6 million

       metric tons

      Illicit drugs: a minor transshipment country for cocaine destined

       for the US and Europe; booming economy has made it more attractive

       to traffickers seeking to launder drug profits

      Exports: $15.9 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

       commodities: copper 41%, other metals and minerals 8.7%, wood

       products 7.1%, fish and fishmeal 9.8%, fruits 8.4% (1991)

       partners: EU 25%, US 15%, Asia 34%, Latin America 20% (1995 est.)

      Imports: $14.3 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

       commodities: capital goods 25.2%, spare parts 24.8%, raw materials

       15.4%, petroleum 10%, foodstuffs 5.7%

       partners: EU 18%, US 25%, Asia 16%, Latin America 26% (1995 est.)

      External debt: $21.1 billion (1995 est.)

      Economic aid: recipient: ODA, $62 million (1993)

      Currency: 1 Chilean peso (Ch$) = 100 centavos

      Exchange rates: Chilean pesos (Ch$) per US$1 - 408.64 (December 1995), 396.78 (1995), 420.08 (1994), 404.35 (1993), 362.59 (1992), 349.37 (1991)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      Transportation———————

      Railways:

       total: 6,782 km

       broad gauge: 3,743 km 1.676-m gauge (1,653 km electrified)

       narrow gauge: 116 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,923 km 1.000-m gauge (40 km

       electrified) (1995)

      Highways: total: 79,593 km paved: 10,984 km unpaved: 68,609 km (1991 est.)

      Waterways: 725 km

      Pipelines: crude oil 755 km; petroleum products 785 km; natural

       gas 320 km

      Ports: Antofagasta, Arica, Chanarol, Coquimbo, Iquique, Puerto

       Montt, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Talcahuano, Valparaiso

      Merchant marine:

       total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 529,512 GRT/925,364 DWT

       ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, combination

       ore/oil 2, container 1, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 4,

       roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1995 est.)

      Airports:

       total: 344

       with paved runways over 3 047 m: 5

       with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 5

       with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 17

       with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 16

       with paved runways under 914 m: 220

       with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 3

       with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 10

       with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 68 (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 1.5 million (1994 est.)

      Telephone system: modern system based on extensive microwave radio

       relay facilities

       domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite

       system with 3 earth stations

       international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 159, FM 0, shortwave 11

      Radios: NA

      Television broadcast stations: 131

      Televisions: 2.85 million (1992 est.)

      Defense———

      Branches: Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes Naval Air,

       Coast Guard, and Marines), Air Force of the Nation, Carabineros of

       Chile (National Police), Investigations Police

      Manpower availability: males age 15–49: 3,808,655 males fit for military service: 2,832,198 males reach military age (19) annually: 123,443 (1996 est.)

      Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $970 million, 2.0% of GDP (1994 est.)

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      @China——

      (also see separate Taiwan entry)

      Map—

      Location: 35 00 N, 105 00 E—Eastern Asia, bordering the East

       China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North

       Korea and Vietnam

      Flag——

      Description: red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner

      Geography————

      Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay,

       Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

      Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 105 00 E

      Map references: Asia

      Area:

       total area: 9,596,960 sq km

       land area: 9,326,410 sq km

       comparative area: slightly larger than the US

      Land boundaries:

       total: 22,143.34 km

       border countries: Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470 km, Burma 2,185 km,

       Hong Kong 30 km, India

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