The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

iron and

       steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

      Industrial production growth rate:

       7.8% (2004 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       48.6 billion kWh (2004)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 47% hydro: 51.5% nuclear: 0% other: 1.4% (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       41.8 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2002)

      Electricity - imports:

       1.813 billion kWh (2002)

      Oil - production:

       18,500 bbl/day (2003 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       240,000 bbl/day (2003 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       0 bbl/day (2003)

      Oil - imports:

       221,500 bbl/day (2003 est.)

      Oil - proved reserves:

       150 million bbl (1 January 2004)

      Natural gas - production:

       1.18 billion cu m (2002 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       6.517 billion cu m (2002 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       0 cu m (2002)

      Natural gas - imports:

       5.337 billion cu m (2002 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       99.05 billion cu m (1 January 2004)

      Current account balance:

       $2.185 billion (2004 est.)

      Exports:

       $29.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

      Exports - partners:

       US 14%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.9%, South Korea 5.5%, Netherlands

       5.1%, Brazil 4.3%, Italy 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)

      Imports:

       $22.53 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and

       telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles,

       natural gas

      Imports - partners:

       Argentina 17%, US 14%, Brazil 11.2%, China 7.4% (2004)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

       $16.02 billion (2004)

      Debt - external:

       $44.6 billion (2004 est.)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       ODA, $0 (2002)

      Currency (code):

       Chilean peso (CLP)

      Currency code:

       CLP

      Exchange rates:

       Chilean pesos per US dollar - 609.37 (2004), 691.43 (2003), 688.94

       (2002), 634.94 (2001), 539.59 (2000)

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications Chile

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       3.467 million (2002)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       6,445,700 (2002)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: modern system based on extensive microwave

       radio relay facilities

       domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite

       system with 3 earth stations

       international: country code - 56; satellite earth stations - 2

       Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998)

      Radios:

       5.18 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)

      Televisions:

       3.15 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .cl

      Internet hosts:

       202,429 (2003)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       7 (2000)

      Internet users:

       3.575 million (2002)

      Transportation Chile

      Railways:

       total: 6,585 km

       broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)

       narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)

      Highways:

       total: 79,605 km

       paved: 16,080 km (including 407 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 63,525 km (2001)

      Pipelines:

       gas 2,583 km; gas/lpg 42 km; liquid petroleum gas 539 km; oil 1,003

       km; refined products 757 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Antofagasta, Arica, Huasco, Iquique, Lirquen, San Antonio, San

       Vicente, Valparaiso

      Merchant marine:

       total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWT

       by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 1,

       liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8,

       roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 4

       registered in other countries: 21 (2005)

      Airports:

       364 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 71

       over 3,047 m: 6

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 6

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 21

       914 to 1,523 m: 23

       under 914 m: 15 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 293

       over 3,047 m: 1

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 4

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 11

       914 to 1,523 m: 60

       under 914 m: 217 (2004 est.)

      Military Chile

      Military branches:

       Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard,

       and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National

       Police)

      Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; all citizens 18–45 are