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Temperate with desert in the north, Mediterranean in the central regions, and a cool and damp climate in the south
Language:
Spanish – official (99.5%), English (10.2%), indigenous (1% – includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other (2.3%), unspecified (0.2%) (2012 census). (Note: sum is more than 100% as some subjects gave more than one answer)
Total area:
756,102 sq km
Ethnic groups:
White and non-indigenous (88.9%), Mapuche (9.1%), Aymara (0.7%), other indigenous groups (1%), unspecified (0.3%) (2012 est)
Religion:
Roman Catholic (66.7%), Evangelical or Protestant (16.4%), Jehovah’s Witnesses (1%), other (3.4%), none (11.5%), unspecified (1.1%) (2012 est)
Currency:
Chilean Peso (CLP)
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Capital:
Santiago
Population:
17,363,894 (July 2014 est)
Climate:
Temperate with desert in the north, Mediterranean in the central regions, and a cool and damp climate in the south
Language:
Spanish – official (99.5%), English (10.2%), indigenous (1% – includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other (2.3%), unspecified (0.2%) (2012 census). (Note: sum is more than 100% as some subjects gave more than one answer)
Total area:
756,102 sq km
Ethnic groups:
White and non-indigenous (88.9%), Mapuche (9.1%), Aymara (0.7%), other indigenous groups (1%), unspecified (0.3%) (2012 est)
Religion:
Roman Catholic (66.7%), Evangelical or Protestant (16.4%), Jehovah’s Witnesses (1%), other (3.4%), none (11.5%), unspecified (1.1%) (2012 est)
Currency:
Chilean Peso (CLP)
Total tourist arrivals:
3.6 million (2013, Sernatur)
Total international tourism receipts:
US$24 billion (2014 est, Sernatur)
GDP:
US$281.7 billion (2013 est, CIA World Factbook)
Unemployment rate:
6% (2013 est, CIA World Factbook)
Major airports:
Santiago (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport),
Arica, Antofagasta, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Temuco
Major ports and harbours:
Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso
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