Chile     [36]
(Independent in 1810 from Spain)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: CL
LAND AREA: 756945 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 14419000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 19 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 19%
  URBAN POP: 84% (1994), versus 68% (1960), Annual Growth: 1.6%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 75.1 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 95.0%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 13 per/1000 (1994), versus 114 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.891

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$50.1 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 4.6%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.6%
  GDP/Capita: $2378  GDP/Capita PPP: $9129
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $1162, 1970 $1397, 1980 $1580, 1990 $1914
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $159 million  ODA%GNP: 0.3%
  ODA/Capita: $11

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 7892,000 ha, 10.5% of land area, 0.6 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 6877,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 5.3% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 1798 kw-hr/capita, versus 806 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 13% (1993), versus 13% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 32.8,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 23 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 26%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 67%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: