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GeographyLocation: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Area: Land boundaries: total 6,171 km, Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km Coastline: 6,435 km
PeoplePopulation: 14,161,216 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.49% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 20.29 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.42 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 14.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.49 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: European and European-Indian 95%, Indian 3%, other 2% Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish Languages: Spanish
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1992)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Santiago Independence: 18 September 1810 (from Spain) Constitution: 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $97.7 billion National product real growth rate: 4.3% National product per capita: $7,010 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.7% Unemployment rate: 6%
Electricity:
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