CHILE CHILE REGION SOUTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 11 1980 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MARCH 11 1981 POPULATION 14973843 1999 EST AREA 292135 SQ MI CAPITAL SANTIAGO FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES FISHING IRON STEEL PAPER AND WOOD PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE GRAIN POTATOES CORN BEETS FRUITS NATURAL RESOURCES COPPER MOLYBDENUM IRON ORE NITRATES GOLD CURRENCY PESO GDP 184.6 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 12500 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH OFFICIAL RELIGIONS CHRISTIAN ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 95 LIFE EXPECTANCY 72 YEARS MALE 79 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 18 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 PER 1000 POPULATION
