The name of a country: Republic of Chile
Capital city: Santiago (population 5,257,000)
Area: 756,626§´ (2,006,626§´ includes Antarctic area)
Population: 15,450,000 (2001 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo 66%, White 29%, Aborigine 5%
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 12%
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
Chief of state: President Ricardo Lagos Escobar
National assembly: bicameral national congress
Judical system: separation of the three power
Independence day: 18 September 1810
Military: 129,000 (Army 55,000/ Navy 29,000, Air Force 15,000, National Police 30,000)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $64 billion
National income per person: $4,145
Foreign liabilities: $37.8 billion
Foreign trade: exports $1.74 billion, imports $1.59 billion
Currency: peso