| Chief of State |
President Michelle Bachelet Jeria (since March 2006) |
| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru |
| Independence |
18 September 1810 (from Spain) |
| Population (2005E) |
15,980,912 |
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| Currency/Exchange Rate (9/13/2006) |
1 Chile Peso = 0.0019 USD |
| Inflation Rate (2005E) |
3.1% |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP, 2005E) |
$115 billion |
| Real GDP Growth Rate (2005E) |
6.3 |
| Unemployment Rate (2005E) |
8.1% |
| External Debt (2005E) |
$47.5 billion |
| Exports (2005E) |
$40.6 billion |
| Exports - Commodities |
copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine |
| Exports - Partners (2004E) |
US 14%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.9%, South Korea 5.5%, Netherlands 5.1%, Brazil 4.3%, Italy 4.1%, Mexico 4% |
| Imports (2005E) |
$30.4 billion |
| Imports – Commodities |
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas |
| Imports - Partners (2004E) |
Argentina 17%, US 14.1%, Brazil 11.1%, China 7.1% |
| Current Account Balance (2005E) |
$703 million |
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| Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2006E) |
150 million barrels |
| Oil Production (2006E) |
15.1 thousand barrels per day, of which 22% was crude oil. |
| Oil Consumption (2005E) |
238 thousand barrels per day |
| Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (2006E) |
226.8 thousand barrels per day |
| Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2006E) |
3.5 trillion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Production (2004E) |
38.5 billion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Consumption (2004E) |
292.8 billion cubic feet |
| Recoverable Coal Reserves (2003E) |
1,301.8 million short tons |
| Coal Production (2004E) |
0.4 million short tons |
| Coal Consumption (2004E) |
5.7 million short tons |
| Electricity Installed Capacity (2004E) |
10.7 gigawatts |
| Electricity Production (2004E) |
50.9 billion kilowatt hours |
| Electricity Consumption (2004E) |
49.1 billion kilowatt hours |
| Total Energy Consumption (2004E) |
1.2 quadrillion Btus*, of which Oil (41%), Natural Gas (26%), Hydroelectricity (18%), Coal (12%), Other Renewables (1%), Nuclear (0%) |
| Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2003E) |
69.8 million Btus |
| Energy Intensity (2004E) |
5,982.7 Btu per $2000-PPP** |
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| Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2003E) |
53.8 million metric tons, of which Oil (51%), Natural Gas (26%), Coal (22%) |
| Per-Capita, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2003E) |
3.4 metric tons |
| Carbon Dioxide Intensity (2004E) |
0.3 Metric tons per thousand $2000-PPP** |
| Environmental Issues |
widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage |
| Major Environmental 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 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Organization |
Empresa Nacional de Petroleo (ENAP), state-owned oil and gas company; Comision Energia Nacional (CNE) principal energy regulation and planning |
| Major Oil and Gas Fields |
Costa Auera, Posesion, Daniel Este-Dungeness, Skau, Spiteful |
| Major Refineries (capacity, bbl/d) |
BioBio (113,400), Aconcagua (97,650), Gregorio (15,750) |
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* The total energy consumption statistic includes petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net hydro, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, wood and waste electric power. The renewable energy consumption statistic is based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data and includes hydropower, solar, wind, tide, geothermal, solid biomass and animal products, biomass gas and liquids, industrial and municipal wastes. Sectoral shares of energy consumption and carbon emissions are also based on IEA data.
**GDP figures from OECD estimates based on purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates.
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