Population: 12,827,411 (July 1989), growth rate 1.5% (1989)

Birth rate: 21 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 75 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Chilean(s); adjective--Chilean

Ethnic divisions: 95% European and European-Indian, 3% Indian, 2% other

Religion: 89% Roman Catholic, 11% Protestant, and small Jewish population

Language: Spanish

Literacy: 94%

Labor force: 3,840,000; 38.6% services (including 12% government), 31.3% industry and commerce; 15.9% agriculture, forestry, and fishing; 8.7% mining; 4.4% construction (1985)

Organized labor: 12% of labor force (1987)

NOTE: The information regarding Chile on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chile People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chile People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.