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PEOPLE

Language
Spanish, Mapudungun, Rapa nui and other minority languages
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	17.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	16.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	16.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	16.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	16.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	16.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	15.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	15.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	15.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
20.7 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Chileans are descended from Native Americans and European immigrants. Some 300,000 Mapuche Indians live mainly in the south.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Roman Catholic (77 percent) and Protestant (13 percent)
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	88.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	87.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	87.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	87.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	87.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	86.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	86.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	85.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1931 1949
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	24.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	25.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	26.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	27.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	28.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	28.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT -4, Summer Time GMT -3

Climate description
Extremely dry and hot in north, cold and very wet in the south and temperate regions in the centre.

Currency
Peso

Telephone dialling code
(+) 56

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	78.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	77.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	72.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	10 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	10 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	10 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	9 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	10 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	12 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	12 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	16 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	31 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	40	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	38	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	43	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	43	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	38	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2003	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000-2007	1 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	4 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	4 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	95 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	95 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	95 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	93 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	94 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	92 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	95.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	95.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	95.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	95.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	95.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	95.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	210 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	208 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	206 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	211 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	206 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	204 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	220 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	222 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	214 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	881 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	839 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	756 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	649 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	574 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	456 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	396 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	327 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	221 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	325 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	310 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	255 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	216 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	203 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	191 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	180 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	165 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	23 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	22	Transparency International 2007
2006	20 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	21 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	20	Transparency International
2003	20	Transparency International
2002	17	Transparency International
2001	18 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	18	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	8190 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	6870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	5930 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	4950 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4330 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4320 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4600 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	4840 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	163.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	146.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	118.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	95.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	74.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	67.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	68.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	75.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	5.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	12.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	7.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	7.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
45.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	109 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	109 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	115 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	115 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No Risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	12 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	15 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	16 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	18 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	19 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	994	UNHCR
2007	970	UNHCR
2006	805	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	938	UNHCR
2004	1194	UNHCR
2003	1555	UNHCR
2002	1709	UNHCR
2001	834	UNHCR
2000	860	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	1613	UNHCR
2007	1376	UNHCR
2006	1134	UNHCR
2005	806	UNHCR
2004	569	UNHCR
2003	466	UNHCR
2002	413	UNHCR
2001	389	UNHCR
2000	364	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	4	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	2	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	3.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	3.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	3.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	3.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	3.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	3.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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