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    General Information
    Region    South America
    Population (000, 2020)   19 116
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   25.7
    Capital city    Santiago
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   6 723.5b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   756 102a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.3
    National currency    Chilean Peso (CLP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   744.6c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)218 538243 919298 231d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)5.82.34d
    GDP per capita (current US$)12 808.013 574.215 923.4d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)3.944d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)38.832.632.8d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)57.363.463.3d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)10.69.48.8i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)2323.322i
    Employment in services (% employed)66.467.369.2i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)8.46.57.1
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)46.9 / 74.650.1 / 74.752.0 / 74.1
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)101j109k102l,c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)108111114m
    International trade: exports (million current US$)71 10662 03369 681c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)59 00762 38769 591c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)12 099-35490c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)3 069- 5 647- 9 157d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth raten (average annual %)1.111.2
    Urban population (% of total population)87.187.487.6c
    Urban population growth raten (average annual %)1.11...
    Fertility rate, totaln (live births per woman)1.91.81.6
    Life expectancy at birthn (females/males, years)81.1 / 75.182.1 / 76.382.3 / 77.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)22.1 / 13.320.6 / 15.319.2 / 17.4
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)375.4 / 2.2639.7 / 3.6940.0 / 5.0c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)1.9o2.5385.5c
    Infant mortality raten (per 1 000 live births)7.77.26.7
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)6.88.39a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.42.12.6d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.24.95.4a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)102.2 / 105.299.1 / 102.299.9 / 102.9a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)91.4 / 88.7102.1 / 101.5102.0 / 101.6a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)70.3 / 65.589.9 / 80.794.7 / 82.5a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)3.23.44.4d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)14.215.822.6p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)45i,q76.682.3r,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.30.40.4s,a
    Threatened species (number)145182240
    Forested area (% of land area)21.823.9i23.9i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)68.6 / 4.081.1 / 4.586.1 / 4.6a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)386541543a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)768589a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000)2 8014 4785 723d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)29.632.134.2c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)98.6 / ...98.7 / ...98.6 / ...a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)66.7 / ...81.1 / ...81.4 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.090.020.03a
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