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Background: Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile for nearly a century while an indigenous people, the Mapuche, inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, it did not achieve decisive victory over the Spanish until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia to win its present northern regions. In the 1880s, the Chilean central government gained control over the central and southern regions inhabited by the Mapuche. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a democratically-elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Economic reforms, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.


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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 reference: South America

Area
Total: 756,102 km²
Land: 743,812 km²
Water: 12,290 km²
Note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
Rank: 39
Comparative: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana

Land boundaries
Total: 7,801 km
Border countries: (3) Argentina 6,691 km; , Bolivia 942 km; , Peru 168 km

Coastline: 6,435 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 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
Mean elevation: 1871 m
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
Agricultural land: 21.1% (2011 est.)
Forest: 21.9% (2011 est.)
Other: 57% (2011 est.)

Irrigated land: 11,100 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamisvolcanism: significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica; see note 2 under 'Geography - note'

Geography
Note: note 1: the longest north-south trending country in the world, extending across 39 degrees of latitude; strategic location relative to sea lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage)


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Population
Distribution: 90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated: 18,186,770 (July 2020 est.)
Rank: 65
Growth rate: 0.71% (2020 est.)
Growth rate rank: 137
Below poverty line: 14.4% (2013)

Nationality
Noun: Chilean(s)
Adjective: Chilean

Ethnic groups: White and non-indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)

Languages: Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)
Note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census

Religions: Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2012 est.)

Demographic profile: Chile is in the advanced stages of demographic transition and is becoming an aging society - with fertility below replacement level, low mortality rates, and life expectancy on par with developed countries. Nevertheless, with its dependency ratio nearing its low point, Chile could benefit from its favorable age structure. It will need to keep its large working-age population productively employed, while preparing to provide for the needs of its growing proportion of elderly people, especially as women - the traditional caregivers - increasingly enter the workforce. Over the last two decades, Chile has made great strides in reducing its poverty rate, which is now lower than most Latin American countries. However, its severe income inequality ranks as the worst among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution.Chile has historically been a country of emigration but has slowly become more attractive to immigrants since transitioning to democracy in 1990 and improving its economic stability (other regional destinations have concurrently experienced deteriorating economic and political conditions). Most of Chile's small but growing foreign-born population consists of transplants from other Latin American countries, especially Peru.

Age structure
0-14 years: 19.79% (male 1,836,240/female 1,763,124)
15-24 years: 13.84% (male 1,283,710/female 1,233,238)
25-54 years: 42.58% (male 3,882,405/female 3,860,700)
55-64 years: 11.98% (male 1,034,049/female 1,145,022)
65 years and over: 11.81% (male 902,392/female 1,245,890) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 45.9
Youth dependency ratio: 28.1
Elderly dependency ratio: 17.9
Potential support ratio: 5.6 (2020 est.)

Median age
Total: 35.5 years
Male: 34.3 years
Female: 36.7 years (2020 est.)
Rank: 83

Population growth rate: 0.71% (2020 est.)
Rank: 137

Birth rate: 13.1 births/1000 population (2020 est.)
Rank: 141

Death rate: 6.5 deaths/1000 population (2020 est.)
Rank: 141

Net migration rate: 0.3 migrant(s)/1000 population (2020 est.)
Rank: 69

Population distribution: 90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated

Urbanization
Urban population: 87.7% of total population
Note: (2015-20 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: 6.767 million SANTIAGO (capital), 984,000 Valparaiso, 881,000 Concepcion (2020)

Environment
Current issues: air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; noise pollution; improper garbage disposal; soil degradation; widespread deforestation and mining threaten the environment; wildlife conservation
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
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 6.2 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 6.6 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 5.7 deaths/1000 live births (2020 est.)
Rank: 163

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 79.4 years
Male: 76.3 years
Female: 82.5 years (2020 est.)
Rank: 53

Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)
Rank: 152

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 76.3% (2015/16)

Drinking water source
Urban: 0% of population
Rural: 0% of population
Total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure: 9% (2017)

Physicians density: 2.44 physicians/1000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density: 2.1 beds/1000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access
Urban: 0% of population
Rural: 0% of population
Total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.5% (2019 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 67
People living with hivaids: 74,000 (201 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 54
Deaths note: <1000 (2018)

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 28% (2016)
Rank: 32

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 0.5% (2014)
Rank: 129

Education expenditures: 5.4% of GDP (2017)
Rank: 39

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.4%
Male: 96.3%
Female: 96.3% (2017)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 17 years
Male: 16 years
Female: 17 years (2018)

Youth unemployment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Republic of Chile
Conventional short form: Chile
Local long form: Republica de Chile
Local short form: Chile
Etymology: derivation of the name is unclear, but it may come from the Mapuche word chilli meaning limit of the earth or from the Quechua chiri meaning cold

Government type: presidential republic

Capital
Name: Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
Geographic coordinates: 33 27 S, 70 40 W
Time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May; note - Punta Arenas observes DST throughout the year: note: Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Magallanes region, which does not use daylight savings time and remains at UTC-3 for the summer months; and Easter Island at UTC-5etymology: Santiago is named after the biblical figure Saint James (ca. A.D. 3-44), patron saint of Spain, but especially revered in Galicia; 'Santiago' derives from the local Galician evolution of the Vulgar Latin 'Sanctu Iacobu'; Valparaiso derives from the Spanish 'Valle Paraiso' meaning 'Paradise Valley'

Administrative divisions: 16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso
Note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

Dependent areas

Independence: 18 September 1810 (from Spain)

National holiday: Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

Constitution
History: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held in late October 2020 approved a referendum on forming a convention to draft a new constittion
Amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, the Constitutional Tribunal, electoral justice, the Council of National Security, or the constitutional amendment process, requires at least two-third majority vote by both houses of Congress and approval by the president; the president can opt to hold a referendum when Congress and the president disagree on an amendment; amended many times, last in 2020; note - a referendum on a new constitution scheduled for 26 April 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Legal system: civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Tribunal

International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: yes
Citizenship by descent only: yes
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Head of government: President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2018)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 19 November 2017 with a runoff held 17 December 2017 (next to be held in November 2021)
Election results: Sebastian PINERA Echenique elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique (independent) 36.6%; Alejandro GUILLIER (independent) 22.7%; Beatriz SANCHEZ (independent) 20.3%; Jose Antonio KAST (independent) 7.9%; Carolina GOIC (PDC) 5.9%; Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI (PRO) 5.7%; other 0.9%; percent of vote in second round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique 54.6%, Alejandro GUILLIER 45.4%

Legislative branch
Description:
Elections:
Election results:

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members or ministros); Constitutional Court (consists of 10 members); Elections Qualifying Court (consists of 5 members)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president and judges (ministers) appointed by the president of the republic and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 by the Supreme Court, 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the Chamber of Deputies, and 2 by the Senate; members serve 9-year terms with partial membership replacement every 3 years (the court reviews constitutionality of legislation); Elections Qualifying Court members appointed by lottery - 1 by the former president or vice president of the Senate and 1 by the former president or vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 1 by the Appellate Court of Valparaiso; members appointed for 4-year terms
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; oral criminal tribunals; military tribunals; local police courts; specialized tribunals and courts in matters such as family, labor, customs, taxes, and electoral affairs

Political parties and leaders: Amplitude (Amplitud) [Lily PEREZ]Broad Front Coalition (Frente Amplio) or FA (includes RD, PL, PH, PEV, Igualdad, and Poder) [Beatriz SANCHEZ]Broad Social Movement of Leftist Citizens (includes former MAS and Izquierda Ciudadana) [Fernando ZAMORANO]Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Fuad CHAHIN]Citizen Power (Poder) [Karina OLIVA]Communist Party of Chile or PC [Guillermo TEILLIER del Valle]Democratic Revolution or RD [Rodrigo ECHECOPAR]Equality Party (Igualdad) [Guillermo GONZALEZ]Green Ecological Party or PEV [Felix GONZALEZ]Humanist Party or PH [Octavio GONZALEZ]Independent Democratic Union or UDI [Jacqueline VAN RYSSELBERGHE Herrera])Independent Regionalist Democratic Party or PRI [Hugo ORTIZ de Filippi]Let’s Go Chile Coalition (Chile Vamos) [Sebastian PINERA] (includes EVOPOLI, PRI, RN, UDI)Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) or PL [Luis Felipe RAMOS]National Renewal or RN [Mario DESBORDES]New Majority Coalition (Nueva Mayoria) [Michelle BACHELET] (includes PDC, PC, PPD, PRSD, PS); note - dissolved in March 2018Party for Democracy or PPD [Heraldo MUNOZ]Political Evolution or EVOPOLI [Hernan LARRAIN MATTE]Progressive Party or PRO [Camilo LAGOS]Radical Social Democratic Party or PRSD [Carlos MALDONADO Curti],Socialist Party or PS [Alvaro ELIZALDE Soto] (formerly known as Concertacion)

International organization participation: APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Oscar Alfonso Sebastian SILVA Navarro (since 17 September 2018)
In the us chancery: 1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,036
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 785-1746
In the us FAX: [1] (202) 887-5,579
In the us consulate: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge dAffaires Richard H. GLENN (since August 2020)
From the us telephone: [56] (2) 2,330-3,000
From the us embassy: Avenida Andres Bello 2,800, Las Condes, Santiago
From the us mailing address: APO AA 34,033
From the us FAX: [56] (2) 2,330-3,710, 2,330-3,160

Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence
Note: design influenced by the US flag

National symbols: huemul (mountain deer), Andean condor; national colors: red, white, blue

National anthem
Name: Himno Nacional de Chile (National Anthem of Chile)
Lyricsmusic: Eusebio LILLO Robles and Bernardo DE VERA y Pintado/Ramon CARNICER y Battle
Note: music adopted 1828, original lyrics adopted 1818, adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET's military rule, a verse glorifying the army was added; however, as a protest, some citizens refused to sing this verse; it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990

National heritage


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Economy overview

Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real:
Real note: data are in 2010 dollars

Real gdp growth rate:
Rank: 171

Real gdp per capita:
Note: data are in 2010 dollars
Rank: 91

Gross national saving:
Rank: 94

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 62.3% (2017 est.)
Government consumption: 14% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 21.5% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories: 0.5% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 28.7% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -27% (2017 est.)

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 4.2% (2017 est.)
Industry: 32.8% (2017 est.)
Services: 63% (2017 est.)

Agriculture products: grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber

Industries: copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

Industrial production growth rate: -0.4% (2017 est.)
Rank: 170

Labor force: 7.249 million (2020 est.)
Rank: 63
By occupation agriculture: 9.2%
By occupation industry: 23.7%
By occupation services: 67.1% (2013)

Unemployment rate:
Rank: 116

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: 14.4% (2013)

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 1.7%
Highest 10: 41.5% (2013 est.)

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: 57.75 billion (2017 est.)
Expenditures: 65.38 billion (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit: -2.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 124

Taxes and other revenues: 20.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Rank: 145

Public debt:
Rank: 182

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:
Rank: 116

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance:
Rank: 193

Exports:
Rank: 49
Partners: China 27.5%, US 14.5%, Japan 9.3%, South Korea 6.2%, Brazil 5% (2017)
Commodities: copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

Imports:
Rank: 51
Commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas
Partners: China 23.9%, US 18.1%, Brazil 8.6%, Argentina 4.5%, Germany 4% (2017)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Rank: 44

Debt external:
Rank: 37

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100% (2020)
Production: 76.09 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Production rank: 39
Consumption: 73.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption rank: 38
Exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 121
Imports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 135
Installed generating capacity: 24.53 million kW (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 37
Generation sources fossil fuels: 59% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 132
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 66
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 75
Generation sources other renewable sources: 15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 57

Coal

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 3,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 84
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 106
Crude oil imports: 169,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 33
Crude oil proven reserves: 150 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 60

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 216,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products production rank: 49
Products consumption: 354,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products consumption rank: 39
Products exports: 7,359 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products exports rank: 87
Products imports: 166,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products imports rank: 38

Natural gas
Production: 1.218 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Production rank: 65
Consumption: 5.125 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Consumption rank: 58
Exports: 277.5 million m³ (2017 est.)
Exports rank: 43
Imports: 4.446 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Imports rank: 38
Proven reserves: 97.97 billion m³ (1 January 2018 est.)
Proven reserves rank: 52

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 88.23 million Mt (2017 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 47

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 2,620,195
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14.51 (2019 est.)
Fixed lines rank: 48
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 23,870,679
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 132.19 (2019 est.)
Mobile cellular rank: 52

Telephone system

Broadcast media: national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising revenues and is not under direct government control; large number of privately owned TV stations; about 250 radio stations

Internet
Country code: .cl
Users total: 14,757,868
Users percent of population: 82.33% (July 2018 est.)
Users rank: 45

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 3,250,678
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2018 est.)
Rank: 39


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Military expenditures:
Rank: 60

Military and security forces:

Military service age and obligation: 18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service, although the right to compulsory recruitment of males 18-45 is retained; service obligation is 12 months for Army and 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2015)

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 173
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 19,517,185 (2018)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,226,440,000
Note: mt-km (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: CC (2016)

Airports: 481 (2013)
Rank: 14
With paved runways total: 90 (2017)
With paved runways over 3047 m: 5 (2017)
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 7 (2017)
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 23 (2017)
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 31 (2017)
With paved runways under 914 m: 24 (2017)
With unpaved runways total: 391 (2013)
With unpaved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 5 (2013)
With unpaved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 11 (2013)
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 56 (2013)
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 319 (2013)

Heliports: 1 (2013)

Pipelines: 3,160 km gas, 781 km liquid petroleum gas, 985 km oil, 722 km refined products (2013)

Railways
Total: 7,282 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 3,854 km
Note: 1.676-m gauge (1691 km electrified) (2014)
Broad gauge: 3,428 km
Rank: 30

Roadways
Total: 77,801 km (2016)
Rank: 63

Waterways

Merchant marine
Total: 221
By type: bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 51, oil tanker 14, other 144 (2019)
Rank: 63

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso
Container port: San Antonio (1,296,890), Valparaiso (1,073,734) (2017)
LNG terminal: Mejillones, Quintero


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Disputes international: Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile has offered instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile to Bolivian natural gas; Chile rejects Peru's unilateral legislation to change its latitudinal maritime boundary with Chile to an equidistance line with a southwestern axis favoring Peru; in October 2007, Peru took its maritime complaint with Chile to the ICJ; territorial claim in Antarctica (Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and British claims; the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001, has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur)

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 475,688 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)

Illicit drugs: transshipment country for cocaine destined for Europe and the region; some money laundering activity, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising, making Chile a significant consumer of cocaine