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Official name:<\/strong> REPUBLIC OF CHILE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of membership:<\/strong> 18 October 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short name:<\/strong> Chile<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital:<\/strong>\u00a0Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 756,950 sq km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land boundaries:<\/strong> 6,171 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border countries:<\/strong> Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 6,435 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources:<\/strong> Copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic Indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices <\/td>252 940<\/td>MIllions USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>13 230<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per c\u00e1pita at constant prices<\/td>-5.8<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices)<\/td>26.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices)<\/td>31.15<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Chile: National Economic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 14, 2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population  <\/td>19116.2<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>81<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>83<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>79<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP<\/td>9.1<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>99.0<\/td>%<\/td>2017<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in primary education<\/td>99.5<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in secondary education<\/td>95.3<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP<\/td>5.4<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>0.47<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment<\/td>10.8<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-3.8<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Chile: National <\/a>Socio-Demographic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 14, 2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language:<\/strong> Spanish (official)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions: 13 regions (regiones, singular – region); Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence:<\/strong> 18 September 1810 (from Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong> 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage:<\/strong> 18 years of age; universal and compulsory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch:<\/strong> Chief of state: President Gabril Boric (since 11 March 2022).
Note: The president is both the chief of state and head of government<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch:<\/strong> Bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (48 seats, 38 elected by popular vote, 9 designated members, and 1 former president who has served a full six-year term and is senator for life); elected members serve eight-year terms (one-half elected every four years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges are appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; the president of the Supreme Court is elected by the 21-member court); Constitutional Tribunal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet code:<\/strong> .cl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Web Portal:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.gob.cl\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Date of membership: 18 October 1977 Short name: Chile Capital:\u00a0Santiago, Chile Geography Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru. Area: 756,950 sq km Land boundaries: 6,171 km Border countries: Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km Coastline: 6,435 km Natural resources: Copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower. Environment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125534","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125534\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}