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  1. Date of Independence: September 11, 1980
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 11, 1981
  3. Population: 14,973,843 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 292,135 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Santiago
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: fishing, iron, steel, paper and wood products
  8. Agriculture: grain, potatoes, corn, beets, fruits
  9. Natural Resources: copper, molybdenum, iron ore, nitrates, gold 
  10. Currency: peso
  11. GDP: $184.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $12,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official)
  14. Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 95%
  16. Life Expectancy:     72 years (male)
  17.                 79 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 18 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 per 1,000 population