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location:
southern south america. bordering the south pacific ocean. between argentina and peru
geographic coordinates:
30 00 s. 71 00 w
map references:
south america
area:
total: 756.950 sq km land: 748.800 sq km water: 8.150 sq km note: includes easter island (isla de pascua) and isla sala y gomez
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than twice the size of montana
land boundaries:
total: 6.171 km border countries: argentina 5.150 km. bolivia 861 km. peru 160 km
coastline:
6.435 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200/350 nm
climate:
temperate; desert in north; mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
terrain:
low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged andes in east
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: nevado ojos del salado 6.880 m
natural resources:
copper. timber. iron ore. nitrates. precious metals. molybdenum. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 2.65% permanent crops: 0.42% other: 96.93% (2001)
irrigated land:
18.000 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
environment - current issues:
widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage
environment - international agreements:
party to: antarctic-environmental protocol. antarctic-marine living resources. antarctic seals. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands. whaling signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
strategic location relative to sea lanes between atlantic and pacific oceans (strait of magellan. beagle channel. drake passage); atacama desert is one of world's driest regions
population:
15.980.912 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 25.2% (male 2.062.735/female 1.970.913) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 5.320.870/female 5.342.771) 65 years and over: 8% (male 534.737/female 748.886) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 30.07 years male: 29.17 years female: 31.05 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.97% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
15.44 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
5.76 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 8.8 deaths/1.000 live births male: 9.55 deaths/1.000 live births female: 8.01 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.58 years male: 73.3 years female: 80.03 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2005 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 89%. protestant 11%. jewish negl%
languages:
spanish
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 96.4% female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of chile conventional short form: chile local long form: republica de chile local short form: chile
government type:
republic
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