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Country
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Chile |
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Leader
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President: Sebastian Pinera
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
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Population
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17,067,369
| 109,011
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Life Expectancy
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78.100 years
| 73.300 years
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Capital City
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Santiago
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Largest city
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| Santiago (population: 4,837,300) | Saint George's (population: 7,500) |
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Human Development Index
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0.874
| 0.774
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| GDP per capita |
$17,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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95.7%
| 96%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.9
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.7%
| 21.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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18 September 1810 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
| Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
| English (official), French patois
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| Exports |
copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
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| External Debt |
$99,400,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
| Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
756,102 km sq
| 344 km sq
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| Coastline |
6,435 km
| 121 km
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| Climate |
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
| tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
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