Population: 13,286,620 (July 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1991)

Birth rate: 21 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 77 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

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

Language: Spanish

Literacy: 93% (male 94%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

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

Organized labor: 11% of labor force (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Chile on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chile People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chile People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.