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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
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
Contiguouszone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200/350 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
Highest point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (highest volcano in the world)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Mean elevation: 1,871 m

Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower

Land use
Agricultural land: 21.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land arable land: 1.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est.)
Forest: 21.9% (2018 est.)
Other: 57% (2018 est.)

Irrigated land: 11,100 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal
Municipal: 1.267 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Industrial: 4.744 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Agricultural: 29.42 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)

Total renewable water resources: 923.06 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)

Natural hazards: severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis

Geography


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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: 18,307,925 (July 2021 est.)
Growth rate: 0.68% (2021 est.)
Below poverty line: 8.6% (2017 est.)

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%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2012 est.)
Major language samples:

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.

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.)

Population growth rate: 0.68% (2021 est.)

Birth rate: 12.92 births/1000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate: 6.47 deaths/1000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.33 migrant(s)/1000 population (2021 est.)

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: 87.8% of total population (2021)
Rate of urbanization: 0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas
Population: 6.812 million SANTIAGO (capital), 992,000 Valparaiso, 892,000 Concepcion (2021)

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 Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions: 21.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: 85.82 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions: 15.97 megatons (2020 est.)

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: 13 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate
Total: 6.68 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 7.26 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 6.08 deaths/1000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 79.57 years
Male: 76.55 years
Female: 82.71 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.76 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 76.3% (2015/16)

Drinking water source
Improved urban: 100% of population
Improved rural: 100% of population
Improved total: 100% of population
Unimproved urban: 0% of population
Unimproved rural: 0% of population
Unimproved total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure: 9.1% (2018)

Physicians density: 2.59 physicians/1000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density: 2.1 beds/1000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access
Improved urban: 100% of population
Improved rural: 100% of population
Improved total: 100% of population
Unimproved urban: 0% of population
Unimproved rural: 0% of population
Unimproved total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2020 est.)
People living with hivaids: 77,000 (2020 est.)
Deaths: <1000 (2018)

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 28% (2016)

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

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

Education expenditures: 5.4% of GDP (2018)

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: 17 years
Female: 17 years (2019)

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15-24 total: 24.9%
Rate ages 15-24 male: 23.7%
Rate ages 15-24 female: 26.6% (2020 est.)


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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
Timezone 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-5
Etymology: 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 on 25 October 2020 approved forming a convention to draft a new constitution, and on 15-16 May 2021, a referendum was held to elect members to the convention
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

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 descentonly: 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
Elections and appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 21 November 2021 with a runoff held on 19 December 2021 (next to be held on 23 November 2025 with runoff if need on 20 December)
Election results: 2021: Gabriel BORIC elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jose Antonio KAST (FSC) 27.9%; Gabriel BORIC (AD) 25.8%; Franco PARISI (PDG) 12.8%; Sebastian SICHEL (ChP+) 12.8%; Yasna PROVOSTE (New Social Pact) 11.6%; other 9.1%; percent of vote in second round - Gabriel BORIC (AD) 55.9%; Jose Antonio KAST (FSC) 44.1%; note - BORIC will take office 11 March 2022

2017: 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: bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:
Senate or Senado (50 seats); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote to serve 8-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 4 years)
Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (155 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
Elections: Senate - last held on 21 November 2021 (next to be held on 23 November 2025)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 21 November 2021 (next to be held on 23 November 2025)
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: Approve Dignity or AD [Gabriel BORIC]
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]
Chile We Can Do More or ChP+ [Sebastian SICHEL] (includes EVOPOLI, PRI, RN, UDI)
Christian Conservative Party or PCC [Antaris VARELA]
Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Yasna PROVOSTE]
Christian Social Front or FSC [Jose Antonio KAST] (includes PCC, PLR)
Citizen Power (Poder) [Karina OLIVA]
Citizens or CIU [María Ignacia GOMEZ Martinez]
Commons (Comunes) [Javiera TORO]
Communist Party of Chile or PCCh [Guillermo TEILLIER del Valle]
Democratic Revolution or RD [Rodrigo ECHECOPAR]
Dignity Now or DA [Pamela JILES Moreno and Guillermo GONZALEZ Castro]
Equality Party (Igualdad) [Guillermo GONZALEZ Castro]
Green Ecological Party or PEV [Felix GONZALEZ]
Humanist Party or PH [Octavio GONZALEZ]
Independent Democratic Union or UDI [Javier MACAYA]
Independent Regionalist Democratic Party or PRI [Hugo ORTIZ de Filippi]
Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) or PL [Luis Felipe RAMOS]
National Renewal or RN [Mario DESBORDES]
New Social Pact or NPS [Yasna PROVOSTE] (includes PDC, PL, PPD, PRSD, PS)
Party for Democracy or PPD [Heraldo MUNOZ]
Party of the People or PDG [Franco PARISI]
Political Evolution or EVOPOLI [Hernan LARRAIN MATTE]
Progressive Party or PRO [Marco Antonio ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI Gumucio]
Radical Social Democratic Party or PRSD [Carlos MALDONADO Curti]
Republican Party or PLR [Jose Antonio KAST]
Social Convergence or CS [Gabriel BORIC]
Social Green Regionalist Federation or FREVS [Jaime Francisco MULET Martínez]
Socialist Party or PS [Alvaro Antonio ELIZALDE Soto]
United Independents or IU [Cristian Alejandro CONTRERAS Radovic]

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 email address and website:
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Richard H. GLENN (since August 2020)
From the us embassy: Avenida Andres Bello 2,800, Las Condes, Santiago
From the us mailing address: 3,460 Santiago Place, Washington DC  20,521-3,460
From the us telephone: [56] (2) 2,330-3,000
From the us FAX: [56] (2) 2,330-3,710
From the us email address and website:

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)
Lyrics and music: 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:
Note: data are in 2010 dollars

Real gdp growth rate: 1.03% (2019 est.)

4% (2018 est.)

1.41% (2017 est.)

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

Gross national saving

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, wheat, sugar beet, milk, potatoes, tomatoes, maize, poultry, pork

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.)

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

Unemployment rate: 7.22% (2019 est.)

7.33% (2018 est.)

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15-24 total: 24.9%
Rate ages 15-24 male: 23.7%
Rate ages 15-24 female: 26.6% (2020 est.)

Population below poverty line: 8.6% (2017 est.)

Gini index
Coefficient distribution of family income: 44.4 (2017 est.)

57.1 (2000)

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.)

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

Public debt: 23.6% of GDP (2017 est.)

21% of GDP (2016 est.)

Revenue
From forest resources forest revenues: 0.49% of GDP (2018 est.)
From coal coal revenues: 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices: 2.2% (2019 est.)

2.7% (2018 est.)

2.1% (2017 est.)

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: -$10.933 billion (2019 est.)

-$10.601 billion (2018 est.)

Exports: $79.8 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.)

$78.02 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.)

$84.65 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
Partners: China 32%, United States 14%, Japan 9%, South Korea 7% (2019)
Commodities: copper, wood pulp, fish fillets, pitted fruits, wine (2019)

Imports: $66.43 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.)

$80.17 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.)

$85.11 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
Partners: China 24%, United States 20%, Brazil 8%, Germany 5%, Argentina 5% (2019)
Commodities: refined petroleum, crude petroleum, cars, broadcasting equipment, delivery trucks (2019)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $38.98 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$40.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Debt external: $193.298 billion (2019 est.)

$181.089 billion (2018 est.)

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.)
Consumption: 73.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Imports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity: 24.53 million kW (2016 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels: 59% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources: 15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Coal

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

Crude oil

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

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

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 2,567,938 (2020)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13.43 (2020 est.)
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 25,068,249 (2020)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 131.1 (2020 est.)

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: 15.78 million (2021 est.)
Users percent of population: 82.33% (2019 est.)

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 3,751,227 (2020)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19.62 (2020 est.)


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Military expenditures: 2% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.8% of GDP (2019)

1.9% of GDP (2018)

2% of GDP (2017)

2% of GDP (2016)

Military and security forces: Armed Forces of Chile (Chile - Transportation 2021