When you kow | Multiply by | To find |
---|---|---|
Millimeters | 0.04 | inches |
Centimeters | 0.39 | inches |
Meters | 3.3 | feet |
Kilometers | 0.62 | miles |
Hectares | 2.47 | acres |
Square kilometers | 0.39 | square miles |
Cubic meters | 35.3 | cubic feet |
Liters | 0.26 | gallons |
Kilograms | 2.2 | pounds |
Metric tons | 0.98 | long tons |
1.1 | short tons | |
2,204 | pounds | |
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) | 1.8 and add 32 | degrees Fahrenheit |
Mapuche | Aymara | Rapa Nui | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age- Group | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
14-24 | 25.2 | 119.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.413 | 4.7 | 128.3 |
25-39 | 176.5 | 166.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 4.318 | 8.2 | 178.7 |
40-49 | 73.9 | 70.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.77 | 9.2 | 75.8 |
50-64 | 65.7 | 67.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.42.0 | 70.8 | 72.7 | |
65 and over | 29.5 | 34.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.03 | 2.1 | 37.9 |
TOTAL | 470.7 | 457.3 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 505.0 | 493.4 |
* Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Resultados oficiales: Censo de población, 1992, Santiago, 1993, 69.
Region | Males | Females | Tot al | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | Tarapacá | 171,356 | 168,223 | 339,579 |
II | Antofagasta | 206,786 | 203,938 | 410,724 |
III | Atacama | 117,835 | 113,038 | 230,873 |
IV | Coquimbo | 249,578 | 254,809 | 504,387 |
V | Valparaíso | 670,889 | 713,447 | 1,384,336 |
VI | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 353,379 | 342,990 | 696,369 |
VII | Maule | 420,800 | 415,341 | 836,141 |
VIII | Bío-Bío | 857,343 | 876,962 | 1,734,305 |
IX | La Araucanía | 389,074 | 392,168 | 781,242 |
X | Los Lagos | 475,758 | 473,051 | 948,809 |
XI | Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | 42,410 | 38,091 | 80,501 |
XII | Magallanes y La Antártica Chilena | 74,669 | 68,529 | 143,198 |
--- | Metropolitan Region of Santiago | 2,523,377 | 2,734,560 | 5,257,937 |
TOTAL | 6,553,254 | 6,795,1471 | 3,348,401 | |
Urban | 5,364,760 | 5,775,645 | 11,140,405 | |
Rural | 1,188,494 | 1,019,502 | 2,207,996 | |
Persons of foreign birth | 58,204 | 56,393 | 114,597 |
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Resultados oficiales: Censo de población, 1992, Santiago, 1993, 68.
Population Density2 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Area1 | 1980 | 1983 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1993 | ||
I | Tarapacá | 58,073 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | |
II | Antofagasta | 125,306 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
III | Atacama | 78,268 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | |
IV | Coquimbo | 39,647 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | |
V | Valparaíso | 16,378 | 72.9 | 76.6 | 80.2 | 82.6 | 83.5 | 87.7 | |
--- | Metropolitan Region of Santiago | 15,782 | 266.1 | 285.0 | 304.4 | 18.4 | 25.3 | 355.4 | |
VI | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 15,950 | 36.6 | 37.7 | 39.0 | 39.7 | 40.2 | 40.4 | |
VII | Maule | 30,518 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.7 | |
VIII | Bío-Bío | 36,007 | 42.1 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 45.6 | 46.0 | 46.3 | |
IX | La Araucanía | 32,472 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 25.4 | |
X | Los Lagos | 69,039 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | |
XI | Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | 107,153 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
XII | Magallanes y La Antártica Chilena | 132,0343 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
CHILE | 756,627 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.0 |
1 In square kilometers.
2 In inhabitants per square kilometer.
3 Mainland; calculation excludes the 1,250,000-square-
kilometer area of the Chilean Antarctic.
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de Chile, Dirección de Estudios, Indicadores económicos y sociales regionales, 1980-1989, Santiago, 1991, 151; and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1993, Santiago, 1993, 1, Table 121-02.
Year | Population | Percentage Increase | Percentage of Total Population |
---|---|---|---|
1865 | 115,377 | n.a. | 6.3 |
1875 | 129,807 | 12.5 | 6.3 |
1885 | 189,332 | 45.8 | 7.6 |
1895 | 256,403 | 35.5 | 9.5 |
1907 | 332,724 | 29.8 | 10.3 |
1920 | 507,296 | 52.5 | 13.7 |
1930 | 712,533 | 40.5 | 16.6 |
1940 | 952,075 | 33.6 | 19.0 |
1952 | 1,350,409 | 41.8 | 22.8 |
1960 | 1,907,378 | 41.2 | 25.9 |
1970 | 2,730,895 | 43.2 | 30.7 |
1980 | 3,899,495 | 42.8 | 35.1 |
1992* | 5,170,293 | 32.6 | 39.0 |
n.a.--not available.
*Preliminary census figures.
Source: Based on information from Ximena Toledo O. and Eduardo Zapater A., Geografía general y regional de Chile, Santiago, 1989, 183; and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago (various publications).
Area1 | 1965 | 1973 | 1987 2 |
---|---|---|---|
0-5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
5-20 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 29.0 |
20-40 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 15.0 |
40-80 | 12.8 | 19.7 | 26.0 |
More than 80 | 55.4 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
Reformed sector3 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 0.0 |
1 In number of basic irrigated hectares.
2 Estimated.
3 For definition of reformed sector--see Glossary.
Source: Based on information from Sergio Gómez and Jorge Echenique, La agricultura chilena, Santiago, 1991, 101, 106.
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | |||||
Under 15 years | 3,812 | 3,853 | 3,896 | 3,939 | 3,984 |
15 years or older | 8,520 | 8,663 | 8,809 | 8,958 | 9,114 |
Total population2 | 12,333 | 12,516 | 12,704 | 12,897 | 13,098 |
Working-age population | |||||
Labor force | 4,354 | 4,552 | 4,675 | 4,729 | 4,794 |
Inactive | 4,166 | 4,111 | 4,134 | 4,229 | 4,320 |
Total working-age population | 8,520 | 8,663 | 8,809 | 8,958 | 9,114 |
Labor force | |||||
Employed | 4,011 | 4,266 | 4,425 | 4,460 | 4,540 |
Unemployed | 344 | 286 | 250 | 269 | 254 |
Total labor force | 4,355 | 4,552 | 4,675 | 4,729 | 4,794 |
Unemployed | |||||
Laid-off | 285 | 231 | 204 | 229 | 220 |
Seeking employment for the first time | 59 | 55 | 46 | 40 | 34 |
Total unemployed | 344 | 286 | 250 | 269 | 254 |
Unemployment rate3 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
Lay-off rate3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
1 Surveys conducted in October-December
periods.
2 Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
3 In percentages.
19912 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sector | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Number | Percentage |
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 837 | 865 | 857 | 866 | 881 | 19.2 |
Mining | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 101 | n.a. | 2.3 |
Manufacturing | 607 | 670 | 746 | 716 | 753 | 16.0 |
Electricity, gas, and water | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 0.5 |
Construction | 208 | 276 | 299 | 286 | 321 | 6.4 |
Trade | 690 | 731 | 756 | 788 | 774 | n.a. |
Financial services | 177 | 182 | 192 | 202 | 228 | 22.2 |
Transportation and communications | 253 | 274 | 301 | 309 | 308 | 7.0 |
Services | 1,132 | 1,155 | 1,150 | 1,178 | 1,173 | 26.4 |
Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 3,930 | 4,179 | 4,324 | 4,467 | 4,460 | 100.0 |
n.a.--not available.
1 Surveys conducted in October-December periods.
2 Figures for number of employees and for percentages of
employees are taken from different sources.
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de Chile, Boletín Mensual [Santiago] (various issues); and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1991, Santiago, 1991, Table 141-02.
Year | December Index | Year | December Index |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | 76.0 | 1986 | 84.9 |
1979 | 82.2 | 1987 | 84.7 |
1980 | 89.3 | 1988 | 90.3 |
1981 | 97.3 | 1989 | 92.0 |
1982 | 97.6 | 1990 | 93.7 |
1983 | 86.9 | 1991 | 98.3 |
1984 | 87.1 | 1992 | 102.8 |
1985 | 83.2 | 1993* | 106.4 |
* April.
Source: Based on information from Corporación de Investigaciones Económicas para Latinoamérica, "Set de estadísticas económicas," Colección Estudios de CIEPLAN [Santiago], No. 92, July 1992, Table 11; and Corporación de Investigaciones Económicas para Latinoamérica, "Set de estadísticas económicas," Colección Estudios de CIEPLAN [Santiago], January 1994, Table 12.
Wage-Earning Group | Wage |
---|---|
Executives and top administrators | 2,327 |
Professionals and technicians | 858 |
Retail sales people | 565 |
Specialized employees | 526 |
Administrative personnel | 444 |
Skilled workers | 325 |
Unskilled workers | 251 |
Domestic and other personal service workers | 250 |
* Exchange rate 297 Chilean pesos = US$1.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1990, Santiago, 1990, 42-43.
Years | Unemployment | Rate of Unemployment1 |
---|---|---|
1960-69 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
1970-74 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
1975-79 | 13.4 | 17.6 |
1980-84 | 14.3 | 22.3 |
1985-89 | 8.1 | 11.6 |
1990 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
1991 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
19922 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
1 Includes the Minimum Employment Program
(Programa de Empleo Mínimo--PEM) and the Employment Program for
Heads of Households (Programa de Ocupación para Jefes de Hogar--
POJH), which are makeshift work programs financed by the state to
help the jobless.
2 Average for the first four months.
Source: Based on information from Programa Economía del Trabajo, Serie de indicadores económico sociales: Series anuales, Santiago, 1990, 51; and Corporación de Investigaciones Económicas para Latinoamérica, "Set de estadísticas económicas," Colección Estudios de CIEPLAN [Santiago], No. 92, July 1992, Table 9.
Decile | 1969 | 1979 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
5 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.7 |
6 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 22.0 |
7 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 |
8 | 43.6 | 42.8 | 41.0 |
9 | 61.0 | 60.9 | 58.4 |
10 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: Based on information from Programa Economía del Trabajo, Serie de indicadores económico sociales: Series anuales, Santiago, 1990, 68.
Quintile | 1969 | 1978 | 1988 | 1 989 | 1990 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
2 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
3 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
4 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 18.2 |
5 | 44.5 | 51.0 | 54.6 | 59.5 | 58.0 | 54.7 |
Source: Based on information from Joaquín Vial, Andrea Butelmann, and Carmen Celedón Cariola, "Fundamentos de las políticas macroeconómicas del gobierno democrático chileno (1990-1993)," Colección Estudios de CIEPLAN [Santiago], No. 30, December 1990, 60; and La Nación [Santiago], December 27, 1992, 15.
Indicator | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1985 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy at birth1 | 57.1 | 63.6 | 71.0 | 71.5 | 72.0 |
Birthrate2 | 37.5 | 26.4 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 22.4 |
Mortality rate2 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Infant mortality3 | 119.5 | 82.0 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 14.6 |
Under age 5 mortality4 | n.a. | n.a. | 40.0 | 26.05 | 23.0 |
Maternal mortality3 | 2.99 | 1.68 | 0.73 | 0.475 | 0.35 |
Infant diarrhea mortality3 | n.a. | 14.6 | 1.9 | 0.75 | 0.2 |
Infant bronchopneumonia mortality3 | n.a. | 23.6 | 3.8 | 2.65 | 1.6 |
Percentage of dwellings with running water | 59 | 67 | 72 | n.a. | n.a. |
n.a.--not available.
1 In years.
2 Per 1,000 population.
3 Per 1,000 live births.
4 Per 1,000 in 0-4 age-group.
5 Figure for 1986.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1993, Santiago, 1993, Tables 122-03, 122-04, and 162-07; Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Informe demográfico de Chile: Censo 1992, Santiago, 1993, 12, Table 2; and Ernesto Medina Lois, "Situación de salud en Chile," in Jorge Jiménez de la Jara (ed.), Chile: Sistema de salud en transición a la democracia, Santiago, 1991, 32, Table 16.
Year and Education Level | Public | Private | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | |||
Pre-basic2 | 91 | 37 | 128 |
Basic (regular) | 1,756 | 451 | 2,208 |
Basic (special) | 18 | 1 | 20 |
Secondary (science and humanities) | 354 | 99 | 454 |
Secondary (technical and professional) | 141 | 46 | 187 |
Higher | 73 | 5 | 119 |
Total 1981 | 2,434 | 680 | 3,114 |
1986 | |||
Pre-basic | 115 | 95 | 210 |
Basic (regular) | 1,378 | 705 | 2,083 |
Basic (special) | 17 | 13 | 30 |
Secondary (science and humanities) | 370 | 232 | 602 |
Secondary (technical and professional) | 80 | 63 | 142 |
Higher | 79 | 129 | 208 |
Total 1986 | 2,039 | 1,236 | 3,275 |
1 Figures may not add to totals because of
rounding.
2 Basic is equivalent to primary.
Source: Based on information from David E. Hojman, Chile: The Political Economy of Development and Democracy in the 1990s, Pittsburgh, 1993, 38.
Religious Affiliation | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 3,660,367 | 3,864,016 |
Evangelical* | 530,369 | 668,016 |
Protestant | 39,299 | 40,960 |
Other religion | 196,198 | 213,712 |
No religion | 364,582 | 197,703 |
TOTAL | 4,790,815 | 4,984,407 |
* For definition of Evangelical--see Glossary.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Resultados oficiales: Censo de población, 1992, Santiago, 1993, 29.
Sector | Yes | No |
---|---|---|
Males | 59.2 | 36.9 |
Females | 52.8 | 44.1 |
Ages 18 to 34 | 64.1 | 32.3 |
Ages 35 to 54 | 50.7 | 44.8 |
Age 55 or more | 43.8 | 54.9 |
High socioeconomic status | 70.1 | 15.5 |
Middle socioeconomic status | 55.8 | 41.7 |
Low socioeconomic status | 52.1 | 45.4 |
All Catholics | 54.6 | 41.1 |
All Protestants | 47.2 | 51.0 |
Practicing Catholics | 39.5 | 57.1 |
Practicing Protestants | 35.5 | 62.9 |
CHILE | 55.6 | 40.9 |
* Poll conducted by Centro de Estudios Públicos and Adimark. Percentages do not add to 100.0 because remainder had no opinion.
Source: Based on information from Centro de Estudios Públicos, "Estudio social de opinión pública, diciembre 1990," Documento de trabajo [Santiago], No. 151, February 1991, 61; and Arturo Fontaine Talavera and Herald Beyer, "Retrato del movimiento evangélico a la luz de las encuestas de opinión pública," Estudios Públicos [Santiago], No. 44, Spring 1991, 95.
Should Be Permitted | |||
---|---|---|---|
Sector | To All Women Who Want It | Only in Special, Qualified Cases | Should Not Be Permitted |
Males | 5.8 | 45.3 | 47.4 |
Females | 4.4 | 44.3 | 50.7 |
Ages 18 to 34 | 6.0 | 46.7 | 46.5 |
Ages 35 to 54 | 3.9 | 41.8 | 53.3 |
Age 55 or more | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 |
High socioeconomic status | 8.0 | 78.0 | 14.0 |
Middle socioeconomic status | 5.7 | 47.1 | 45.8 |
Low socioeconomic status | 3.2 | 33.5 | 62.5 |
All Catholics | 4.4 | 48.6 | 46.3 |
All Protestants | 1.9 | 27.7 | 69.3 |
Practicing Catholics | 0.7 | 40.9 | 58.2 |
Practicing Protestants | 0.1 | 17.6 | 82.3 |
CHILE | 5.0 | 44.7 | 49.2 |
* Poll conducted by Centro de Estudios Públicos and Adimark. Percentages do not add to 100.0 because remainder had no opinion.
Source: Based on information from Centro de Estudios Públicos, "Estudio social de opinión pública, diciembre 1990," Documento de trabajo [Santiago], No. 151, February 1991, 63; and Arturo Fontaine Talavera and Herald Beyer, "Retrato del movimiento evangélico a la luz de las encuestas de opinión pública," Estudios Públicos [Santiago], No. 44, Spring 1991, 96.
Births per 1,000 Population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | In Wedlock | Out of Wedlock | Percentage of Births out of Wedlock |
1965 | 29.3 | 6.2 | 17.5 |
1970 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 19.8 |
1975 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 20.3 |
1980 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 26.6 |
1985 | 14.8 | 6.9 | 31.8 |
1988 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 33.5 |
Source: Based on information from Ernesto Medina Lois, "Situación de salud en Chile," in Jorge Jiménez de la Jara (ed.), Chile: Sistema de salud en transición a la democracia, Santiago, 1991, 30.
Sector | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture, livestock, and forestry | 37,902 | 39,737 | 40,194 |
Fishing | 4,418 | 3,964 | 4,294 |
Mining | 35,629 | 35,378 | 37,060 |
Manufacturing | 98,983 | 99,043 | 104,451 |
Electricity, gas, and water | 11,575 | 11,920 | 12,847 |
Construction | 25,559 | 28,247 | 29,581 |
Trade | 84,622 | 86,701 | 94,196 |
Transportation and communications | 30,286 | 33,430 | 37,419 |
Services2 | 139,269 | 141,903 | 149,111 |
TOTAL | 468,243 | 480,323 | 509,153 |
Rate of growth of GDP (in percentages) | 10.0 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
1 For value of the Chilean peso--see
Glossary.
2 Includes financial, education, and other services.
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de Chile, Dirección de Estudios, Santiago (various publications).
Sector | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 199 1 | 1992 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foodstuffs | 139.5 | 149.8 | 142.1 | 144.7 | 169.3 |
Textiles | 120.8 | 122.4 | 116.4 | 126.4 | 121.0 |
Footwear | 71.4 | 79.7 | 75.5 | 89.6 | 92.7 |
Furniture | 279.6 | 319.7 | 329.6 | 329.8 | 322.0 |
Chemicals | 118.2 | 119.8 | 120.1 | 129.7 | 138.6 |
Glass products | 122.1 | 172.9 | 171.8 | 187.3 | 214.8 |
Machinery (nonelectric) | 85.2 | 107.8 | 119.4 | 114.6 | 170.9 |
Transportation equipment | 59.4 | 75.3 | 65.6 | 70.2 | 81.7 |
ALL MANUFACTURING | 126.4 | 137.2 | 136.3 | 144.5 | 165.5 |
Source: Based on information from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago (various publications); and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1993, Santiago, 1993, Table 233-01.
Mineral | 1991 | 1992 | Percentage Change |
---|---|---|---|
Copper (fine content) | 1,363.7 | 1,445.0 | 6.0 |
Molybdenum (fine content) | 11.1 | 10.4 | -6.3 |
Zinc (fine content) | 22.7 | 23.2 | 2.2 |
Manganese | 33.2 | 37.4 | 12.7 |
Iron | 6,238.1 | 5,230.5 | -16.2 |
Gold (tons, fine content) | 19.6 | 25.3 | 29.1 |
Silver (tons, fine content) | 431.7 | 783.2 | 81.4 |
Lead (tons, fine content) | 817.0 | 251.0 | 69.2 |
Source: Based on information from "Business Outlook: Chile," Business Latin America, December 21, 1992, 3.
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Refined | 970.3 | 1,012.8 | 1,071.0 | 1,191.6 | 1,228.3 | 1,101.3 |
Blister | 136.6 | 176.6 | 195.6 | 136.9 | 67.8 | 61.6 |
In bulk | 311.2 | 261.6 | 342.7 | 259.9 | 518.2 | 781.0 |
TOTAL* | 1,418.1 | 1,451.0 | 1,609.3 | 1,588.4 | 1,814.3 | 1,943.8 |
* Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Comisión Chilena del Cobre, Santiago; and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1993, Santiago, 1993, Table 232-02.
Product | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | |||
Fresh fruits | |||
Grapes | 273.9 | 379.3 | 49.5 |
Other | 69.6 | 361.5 | 941.5 |
Total fresh fruits | 343.5 | 740.8 | 991.0 |
Other | 153.1 | 142.7 | 144.9 |
Total agriculture | 496.6 | 883.5 | 1,135.9 |
Forestry | |||
Basic forestry | |||
Pine trees | 34.9 | 50.6 | 38.5 |
Pulp | 39.2 | 16.5 | 25.8 |
Other | 1.3 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
Total basic forestry | 75.4 | 76.4 | 67.3 |
Paper products | 422.5 | 423.2 | 445.6 |
Wood products | 291.5 | 370.3 | 427.5 |
Total forestry | 789.4 | 869.9 | 940.4 |
TOTAL | 1,286.0 | 1,753.4 | 2,076.3 |
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Banco Central de Chile, Santiago.
Fruit | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989- 90 | 1990-91 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apples | 630.0 | 660.0 | 690.0 | 750.0 |
Apricots | 14.5 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 11.2 |
Avocados | 28.0 | 39.0 | 37.6 | 39.0 |
Grapes | 516.0 | 547.0 | 660.0 | 650.0 |
Lemons | 60.0 | 72.5 | 86.0 | 88.0 |
Oranges | 96.0 | 99.0 | 97.2 | 99.0 |
Peaches | 92.4 | 97.4 | 112.0 | 113.0 |
Pears | 99.0 | 119.0 | 139.6 | 165.0 |
Plums | 85.0 | 98.5 | 110.0 | 100.0 |
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago.
Crop | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988- 89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barley | 29.5 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 33.7 |
Beans | 9.5 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
Corn | 71.2 | 73.2 | 75.3 | 81.4 | 83.9 |
Peas | 8.67.8 | 8.9 | n.a. | n.a. | |
Potatoes | 126.0 | 149.8 | 140.6 | 150.3 | 142.2 |
Rice | 39.3 | 41.7 | 43.1 | 41.7 | 39.4 |
Sugar beets | 493.6 | 511.6 | 544.5 | 537.5 | 554.6 |
Sunflowers | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 23.9 |
Wheat | 27.1 | 30.1 | 32.7 | 29.5 | 34.1 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago.
Product | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agar | 14 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 28 |
Crustaceans (canned) | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Crustaceans (fresh and frozen) | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Fish (canned) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 36 |
Fish (fresh and frozen) | 110 | 163 | 209 | 325 | 407 |
Fish meal | 359 | 459 | 515 | 380 | 466 |
Fish oil | 16 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 26 |
Mollusks (canned) | 49 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 58 |
Mollusks (fresh and frozen) | 24 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
Seaweed | 9 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 18 |
Other | 6 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
TOTAL* | 652 | 837 | 932 | 915 | 1,104 |
* Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Directorate of International Economic Relations, Export Promotion Department, ProChile [Santiago], No. 43, September-October 1992, 6.
Year | Public Sector | Private Sector | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | 41 | 68,545 | 68,586 |
1983 | 21,811 | 54,469 | 76,280 |
1984 | 40,302 | 53,300 | 93,602 |
1985 | 24,193 | 72,084 | 96,277 |
1986 | n.a. | 66,193 | 66,193 |
1987 | n.a. | 66,441 | 66,441 |
1988 | n.a. | 72,944 | 72,944 |
1989 | n.a. | 86,704 | 86,704 |
1990 | n.a. | 94,130 | 94,130 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de Chile, Dirección de Estudios, Indicadores económicos y sociales regionales, 1980-89, Santiago, 1991, 58.
Company | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 19 91 | 1992 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chilectra1 | 2,210.4 | 3,886.6 | 4,243.0 | 2,516.4 | n.a. |
Colbun | 2,510.7 | 2,005.4 | 1,926.4 | 2,818.3 | n.a. |
ENDESA2 | 7,420.0 | 6,648.9 | 6,607.5 | 6,434.1 | n.a. |
Pilmaiguen | 202.4 | 231.4 | 269.2 | 2,315.0 | n.a. |
Pullingue | 169.1 | 170.0 | 228.8 | 209.8 | n.a. |
Other | 4,384.0 | 4,785.2 | 5,046.5 | 5,514.0 | n.a. |
TOTAL | 16,896.6 | 17,727.5 | 18,321.4 | 19,807.6 | 22,167.3 |
n.a.--not available.
1 Compañía Chilena de Electricidad (Chilean Electric
Company).
2 Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (National Electric
Company).
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago; and Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Compendio estadístico, 1993, Santiago, 1993, Table 234-01.
Sector | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 199 0 | 1991 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public sector | |||||
Housing | 91,677 | 98,797 | 72,550 | 13,396 | 35,357 |
Industry | 14,512 | 6,347 | 9,125 | 24,696 | 24,581 |
Services | 168,337 | 148,439 | 145,188 | 139,929 | 177,772 |
Total public sector | 274,526 | 253,583 | 226,863 | 178,021 | 237,710 |
Private sector | |||||
Housing | 58,924 | 75,114 | 82,520 | 78,621 | 87,956 |
Industry | 820,149 | 1,194,000 | 1,337,294 | 1,355,956 | 2,002,540 |
Services | 216,384 | 222,525 | 217,830 | 227,328 | 224,821 |
Total private sector | 4,498,966 | 5,331,605 | 6,309,495 | 6,065,258 | 7,404,551 |
TOTAL | 4,773,492 | 5,585,188 | 6,536,358 | 6,243,279 | 7,642,261 |
Source: Based on information cited by Sebastian Edwards from Chile, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Santiago.
1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gross domestic product (GDP; in millions of United States dollars) | 29,698 | 32,289 | 33,297 | 35,297 | 33,700 |
Real GDP growth (in percentages) | 7.4 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 10.4 |
Consumer price inflation (average annual percentage) | 12.7 | 21.4 | 27.3 | 18.7 | 12.7 |
Population (in millions) | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
GDP per capita (in United States dollars) | 2,330 | 2,520 | 2,527 | 2,637 | 2,515 |
Exports, f.o.b. (in millions of United States dollars)1 | 7,052 | 8,080 | 8,310 | 8,929 | 9,986 |
Imports, f.o.b. (in millions of United States dollars) | 4,833 | 6,502 | 7,037 | 7,353 | 9,237 |
Current account (in billions of United States dollars) | -0.17 | - 0.77 | -0.82 | 0.09 | -0.50 |
Reserves, excluding gold (in billions of United States dollars) | 3.16 | 3.60 | 6.07 | 7.04 | 9.17 |
Total external debt (in billions of United States dollars) | 19.0 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 18.9 |
Debt-service ratio (in percentages) | 26.9 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 21.5 | 18.6 |
Exchange rate (average, Chilean pesos to United States dollar)2 | 245.1 | 267.2 | 305.1 | 349.4 | 362.6 |
Investment (as a percentage of GDP, in constant Chilean pesos) | 17.0 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 23.0 |
1 f.o.b.--free on board.
2 For value of the Chilean peso--see Glossary.
Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report: Chile [London], No. 2, 1993, 3; Inter- American Development Bank, Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: 1992 Report, Washington, October 1992, 286; and Inter-American Development Bank (various other sources).
Country | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 19 92 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Exports, f.o.b.1 | ||||
Argentina | 110 | 114 | 257 | 462 |
Belgium and Luxembourg | 179 | 243 | 235 | 172 |
Brazil | 523 | 487 | 448 | 451 |
Britain | 499 | 559 | 408 | 572 |
China | 53 | 31 | 79 | 262 |
France | n.a. | 402 | 390 | 396 |
Germany2 | 914 | 941 | 709 | 604 |
Hong Kong | 53 | 40 | 58 | 135 |
Italy | 410 | 402 | 345 | 388 |
Japan | 1,121 | 1,388 | 1,644 | 1,707 |
Netherlands | n.a. | 315 | 363 | 334 |
Peru | n.a. | 74 | 146 | 173 |
South Korea | 258 | 259 | 263 | 243 |
Spain | 223 | 268 | 346 | 367 |
Taiwan | 400 | 280 | 395 | 491 |
United States | 1,456 | 1,469 | 1,596 | 1,649 |
Imports, c.i.f.3 | ||||
Argentina | 399 | 503 | 554 | 634 |
Brazil | 703 | 564 | 698 | 996 |
Britain | 152 | 180 | 163 | 187 |
Canada | 107 | 224 | 157 | 149 |
China | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 146 |
France | 223 | 297 | 241 | 282 |
Gabon | 33 | 203 | 169 | 152 |
Germany2 | 483 | 523 | 498 | 630 |
Italy | 153 | 193 | 177 | 273 |
Japan | 737 | 568 | 646 | 965 |
Mexico | 117 | 101 | 138 | 178 |
Nigeria | 141 | 259 | 199 | 324 |
South Korea | 165 | 123 | 168 | 250 |
Spain | 157 | 159 | 148 | 224 |
Taiwan | 83 | 82 | 112 | 160 |
United States | 1,348 | 1,373 | 1,582 | 1,985 |
n.a.--not available.
1 f.o.b.--free on board.
2 Includes only West Germany until July 1990; then
includes former East Germany.
3 c.i.f.--cost, insurance, and freight.
Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report: Chile [London], No. 3, 1993, 7; and Business Latin America, April 1993, 11.
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central government | ||||
Revenues | ||||
Current | ||||
Tax revenues | 14.5 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.5 |
Copper revenues (net) | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Other | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
Total current | 20.6 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.3 |
Capital | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Total revenues | 22.0 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 25.3 |
Expenditures | ||||
Current | 18.2 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 19.2 |
Capital | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Total expenditures | 21.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 23.5 |
Overall surplus | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
Savings | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Public enterprises, overall surplus | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Nonfinancial public sector, overall surplus | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Operational deficit of Central Bank (cash basis)3 | -2.2 | - 1.1 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
Consolidated public sector, overall balance | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1 GDP--gross domestic product.
2 Preliminary.
3 For explanation of Central Bank--see Glossary.
Source: Based on information provided by Sebastian Edwards from World Bank, Washington.
Ideological Orientation and Party | Number of Votes | Percentage of Total Votes | Number of Deputies Elected |
---|---|---|---|
Right | |||
National Party2 | 777,084 | 21.1 | 32 |
Center | |||
Radical Party3 | 133,751 | 3.6 | 19 |
Christian Democratic Party4 | 1,049,676 | 28.5 | 55 |
Total center | 1,183,427 | 32.1 | 74 |
Left | |||
Socialist Party5 | 678,674 | 18.4 | 15 |
Communist Party of Chile6 | 595,829 | 16.2 | 22 |
Total left | 1,274,503 | 34.6 | 37 |
TOTAL | 2,535,014 | 87.8 | 143 |
1 Parties listed are those that obtained more
than 5 percent of the total vote in more than one congressional
election.
2 Partido Nacional (PN). In 1973 the National Party was
the principal right-wing party.
3 Partido Radical (PR).
4 Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC).
5 Partido Socialista (PS).
6 Partido Comunista de Chile (PCCh).
Source: Based on information from Chile, Dirección del Registro Electoral, Santiago.
Region | Patricio Aylwin Azócar | Hernán Büchi Buc | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | Tarapacá | 49.7 | 31.5 | 18.8 |
II | Antofagasta | 57.6 | 24.8 | 17.5 |
III | Atacama | 60.7 | 30.3 | 9.0 |
IV | Coquimbo | 57.2 | 30.7 | 12.1 |
V | Valparaíso | 52.6 | 28.9 | 18.4 |
VI | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 51.6 | 29.5 | 18.9 |
VII | Maule | 55.5 | 29.4 | 15.0 |
VIII | Bío-Bío | 55.8 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
IX | La Araucanía | 47.1 | 29.1 | 23.8 |
X | Los Lagos | 51.02 | 9.2 | 19.7 |
XI | IAisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | 54.7 | 31.0 | 14.3 |
XII | Magallanes y La Antártica Chilena | 60.3 | 29.6 | 10.1 |
--- | Metropolitan Region of Santiago | 56.2 | 31.2 | 12.6 |
CHILE | 55.2 | 29.4 | 15.4 | |
Total votes | 3,850,571 | 2,052,116 | 1,077,172 |
Source: Based on information from Chile, Servicio Electoral, Santiago.
Democracy and Progress1 | Coalition of Parties for Democracy2 | Unity for Democracy3 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RN4 | UDI5 | Indep endents | Total | PDC6 | PPD7 | PR8 | Other | Total | PAIS3 | |
Chamber of Deputies10 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 8 |
Senate11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
1 Democracia y Progréso, a coalition.
2 Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia, a
coalition.
3 Unidad por la Democracia, a coalititon.
4 Renovación Nacional (National Renewal).
5 Unión Demócrata Independiente (Independent Democratic
Union).
6 Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democratic
Party).
7 Partido por la Democracia (Party for Democracy).
8 Partido Radical (Radical Party).
9 Partido Amplio de la Izquierda Socialista (Broad
Socialist Left Party). PAIS was the only party in the coalition to
win seats.
10 The Chamber of Deputies has a total of 120 deputies,
two from each of sixty districts.
11 The Senate consists of thirty-eight elected senators
(two from each of nineteen electoral regions) and nine appointed
senators. The table shows only the elected senators.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Servicio Electoral, Santiago.
Presidents | Number of Interior Ministers | Number of Partial Cabinet Changes | Number of Major Cabinet Changes | Total Number of Ministers | Average Length of Cabinet | Average length of Ministerial Service |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arturo Alessandri Palma (1932-38) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 10 months | 12 months |
Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1938-41) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 9 months | 11 months |
Gabriel González Videla (1946-52) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 6.5 months | 6 months |
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1952-58) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 7 months | 12 months |
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1958-64) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 29 months | 43 months |
Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-70) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 31 months | 40 months |
Salvador Allende Gossens (1970-73) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.2 months | 7 months |
* Data for the presidencies of Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia (1941-42) and Juan Antonio Ríos Morales (1942-46) not available.
Source: Based on information from Luis Valencia A., Anales de la república, Santiago, 1951; Hispanic American Reports (various issues); and El Mercurio Edición Internacional [Santiago] (various issues).
Region | Region Capital | Province | Province Capital | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | Tarapacá | Iquique | Arica | Arica |
Iquique | Iquique | |||
Parinacota | Putre | |||
II | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Antofa gasta | Antofagasta |
El Loa | Calama | |||
Tocopilla | Tocopilla | |||
III | Atacama | Copiapó | Chañaral | Chañaral |
Copiapó | Copiapó | |||
Huasco | Vallenar | |||
IV | Coquimbo | La Serena | Choapa | Illapel |
Elqui | Coquimbo | |||
Limarí | Ovalle | |||
V | Valparaíso | Valparaíso | Isla de Pascua | Hanga Roa |
Los Andes | Los Andes | |||
Petorca | La Ligua | |||
Quillota | Quillota | |||
San Antonio | San Antonio | |||
San Felipe de Aconcagua | San Felipe | |||
Valparaíso | Valparaíso | |||
--- | Metropolitan Region of Santiago | Santiago | Área Metropolitana de Santiago | Santiago |
Chacabuco | Colina | |||
Cordillera | Puente Alto | |||
Maipo | San Bernardo | |||
Melipilla | Melipilla | |||
Talagante | Talagante | |||
VI | Libertador General Bernardo | |||
O'Higgins | ||||
Rancagua | ||||
Cachapoal | ||||
Rancagua | ||||
Cardenal Caro | Pichilemu | |||
Colchagua | San Fernando | |||
VII | Maule | Talca | Cauquenes | Cauquenes |
Curicó | Curicó | |||
Linares | Linares | |||
Talca | Talca | |||
VIII | Bío- Bío | Concepción | Arauco | Lebu |
Bío-Bío | Los Ángeles | |||
Concepción | Concepción | |||
Ñuble | Chillán | |||
IX | La Araucanía | Temuco | Cautín | Temuco |
Malleco | Angol | |||
X | Los Lagos | Puerto Montt | Chiloé | Castro |
Llanquihue | Puerto Montt | |||
Osorno | Osorno | |||
Palena | Chaitén | |||
Valdivia | Valdivia | |||
XI | Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del | |||
Campo | ||||
Coihaique | ||||
Aisén | ||||
Puerto Aisén | ||||
Capitán Prat | Cochrane | |||
Coihaique | Coihaique | |||
General Carrera | Chile Chico | |||
XII | Magallanes y La Antártica Chilena | Punta Arenas | Antártica | ChilenaPuerto Williams |
Magallanes | Punta Arenas | |||
Tierra del Fuego | Porvenir | |||
Última Esperanza | Puerto Natales |
Source: Based on information from Ana María Errázuriz Korner (ed.), Manual de Geografía de Chile, Santiago, 1987, 23-26.
Coalitions, Subpacts, and Parties | Number of Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Concertación por la Democracia1 | ||
Subpact PDC-PR-PSD-AHV | ||
Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC)2 | 1,855,137 | 28.9 |
Partido Radical (PR)3 | 314,759 | 4.9 |
Partido Social Democrático (PSD)4 | 26,788 | 0.4 |
Alianza Humanista-Verde (AHV)5 | 52,481 | 0.8 |
Total Subpact PDC-PR-PSD-AHV | 2,249,165 | 35.1 |
Subpact PPD-PS | ||
Partido por la Democracia (PPD)6 | 590,547 | 9.2 |
Partido Socialista (PS)7 | 547,079 | 8.5 |
Independents | 31,106 | 0.5 |
Total Subpact PPD-PS | 1,168,732 | 18.2 |
Total Concertación por la Democracia | 3,417,897 | 53.3 |
Partido Comunista de Chile8 | 419,478 | 6.5 |
Partido Liberal9 | 15,505 | 0.2 |
Participación y Progreso10 | ||
Renovación Nacional11 | 860,808 | 13.4 |
Partido Nacional12 | 4,145 | 0.1 |
Unión Demócrata Independiente13 | 652,668 | 10.2 |
Independents | 383,066 | 6.0 |
Total Participación y Progreso | 1,900,687 | 29.7 |
Unión de Centro Centro14 | 519,017 | 8.1 |
Independent candidates | 136,826 | 2.1 |
TOTAL15 | 6,409,410 | 100.0 |
Number of voting tables: 25,211 (each voting table contains approximately 350 voters) | ||
Number of voting sites: 1,626 | ||
Registered males: 3,791,364 | ||
Registered females: 4,048,644 | ||
Total registered: 7,840,008 |
1 Coalition for Democracy, an alliance of
left-of-center parties.
2 Christian Democratic Party.
3 Radical Party.
4 Social Democratic Party.
5 Humanist-Green Alliance, a party.
6 Party for Democracy.
7 Socialist Party.
8 Communist Party of Chile, running under the Allendist
Movement of the Democratic Left (MIDA).
9 Liberal Party.
10 Participation and Progress, an alliance of right-of-
center parties.
11 National Renewal.
12 National Party.
13 Independent Democratic Union, a party.
14 Union of the Centrist Center, a party.
15 Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Ministry of Interior.
Ideological Orientation | June 1990 | December 1990 | July 1991 | December 1991 | April 1992 | December 1992 | March 1993 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right or center-right | 14.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 26.9 | 22.8 |
Center | 25.3 | 29.9 | 23.2 | 30.8 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 24.6 |
Left or center-left | 28.5 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 36.7 | 33.7 |
Independent, none, or do not know | 32.0 | 33.1 | 39.1 | 24.1 | 32.1 | 13.9 | 19.0 |
TOTAL* | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
* Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information from Centro de Estudios Públicos and Adimark, Santiago, March 1993.
Party | December 1990 | July 1991 | December 1991 | April 1992 | December 1992 | March 1993 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDC1 | 37.5 | 29.5 | 41.3 | 35.4 | 40.4 | 36.2 |
PPD2 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
PS3 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.5 |
RN4 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 6.5 |
UDI5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
UCC6 | n.a. | 4.1 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
PC7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
PR8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
AHV9 | n.a. | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
PSD10 | n.a. | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Other | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
None | 33.8 | 34.3 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 13.8 | 20.2 |
TOTAL11 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
n.a.--not available.
1 Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democratic
Party).
2 Partido por la Democracia (Party for Democracy).
3 Partido Socialista (Socialist Party).
4 Renovación Nacional (National Renewal).
5 Unión Demócrata Independiente (Independent Democratic
Union).
6 Unión de Centro Centro (Union of the Centrist
Center).
7 Partido Comunista (Communist Party).
8 Partido Radical (Radical Party).
9 Alianza Humanista-Verde (Humanist-Green Alliance).
10 Partido Social Democrático (Social Democratic
Party).
11 Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: Based on information from Centro de Estudios Públicos and Adimark, Santiago, March 1993.
Region | Alessandri2 | Fr ei3 | Piñera4 | Pizarro5 | Max-Neef6 | Reitze7 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | Tarapacá | 26.87 | 53.42 | 7.97 | 6.18 | 4.70 | 0.86 |
II | Antofagasta | 21.92 | 55.48 | 7.07 | 7.80 | 6.82 | 0.91 |
III | Atacama | 22.32 | 58.33 | 5.37 | 8.36 | 4.64 | 0.98 |
IV | Coquimbo | 20.91 | 61.79 | 5.53 | 6.83 | 3.85 | 1.09 |
V | Valparaíso | 25.32 | 55.46 | 7.84 | 4.74 | 5.75 | 0.90 |
VI | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 21.99 | 61.69 | 5.26 | 5.02 | 4.84 | 1.20 |
VII | Maule | 26.34 | 60.81 | 3.98 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 1.56 |
VIII | Bío-Bío | 22.48 | 60.14 | 4.94 | 4.76 | 6.12 | 1.56 |
IX | La Araucanía | 29.95 | 57.11 | 4.15 | 3.09 | 3.89 | 1.81 |
X | Los Lagos | 29.20 | 57.2 | 93.84 | 3.79 | 4.47 | 1.41 |
XI | Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | 32.17 | 4.39 | 3.98 | 4.55 | 3.61 | 1.30 |
XII | Magallanes y La Antártica Chilena | 22.38 | 60.46 | 6.92 | 3.86 | 5.36 | 1.02 |
--- | Metropolitan Region of Santiago | 24.06 | 55.84 | 8.17 | 4.38 | 6.66 | 0.89 |
CHILE | 24.65 | 57.37 | 6.54 | 4.64 | 5.67 | 1.14 |
1 According to the second official count of
53.7 percent of the votes delivered at 10:00 P.M. Total number of
voters registered in April 1993 was 8,783,123.
2 Arturo Alessandri Besa (Union for the Progress of
Chile), 1,685,584 votes.
3 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (Coalition of Parties for
Democracy), 4,008,654 votes.
4 José Piñera Echenique (independent), 427,286
votes.
5 Eugenio Pizarro Poblete (Allendista Movement of the
Democratic Left), 324,121 votes.
6 Manfredo Max-Neef (ecologist), 383,847 votes.
7 Cristián Reitze (Humanist-Green Alliance), 81,095
votes.
Source: Based on information from Chile, Servicio Electoral, Santiago.
Type and Description | Country of Origin | In Inventory |
---|---|---|
Light tank | ||
AMX-13 | France | 47 |
M-41 | United States | 50 |
M-24 | -do- | 60 |
Medium battle tanks | ||
AMX-30 | France | 21 |
M4A3/M51 Israeli-modified Super-Sherman | United States/Israel | 150 |
Armored personnel carriers | ||
EE-9 Cascavel | Brazil | 200 |
EE-11 Urutu | -do- | 300 |
M-113A1 | United States | 60-100 |
Famae-Mowag Piranha 8x8 | Chile/Switzerland | 50 |
Cardoen-Mowag Piranha 6x6 | -do- | 180 |
Armored infantry fighting vehicles | ||
Mowag Piranha with 90mm gun | -do- | 20 |
Mortar carriers | ||
Cardoen-Mowag Piranha 120mm | -do- | 50 |
Mortars | ||
60mm M-19 | United States | n.a. |
81mm M-29 | -do- | 300 |
Famae 60mm | Chile | n.a. |
Famae 81mm M-1 | -do- | n.a. |
Famae 107mm | -do- | 15 |
Famae 120mm (50 self-propelled) | -do- | 110 |
Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-M65 | France | n.a. |
Recoilless launchers (150 total) | ||
57mm M-18 | United States | n.a. |
75mm M-18 | -do- | n.a. |
89mm M-20 3.5-inch | -do- | n.a. |
M40A1 106mm recoilless launcher | -do- | n.a. |
Light antitank guided weapons (3,000 total) | ||
Milan 120mm | France/Germany | n.a. |
Mamba | Germany/South Africa | n.a. |
Armbrust 300 80mm | Germany | n.a. |
Air defense weapons | ||
HSS-639 single 20mm gun | Switzerland | 100 |
Oerlikon K 63 twin 20mm gun | -do- | 100 |
35mm twin | n.a. | 24 |
L/70 40mm (in storage) | n.a. | 6 |
Blowpipe SAM missile launchers | Britain | 50 |
Fire-support vehicles | ||
Cardoen-Mowag Piranha with 90mm gun | - do- | 20 |
Artillery | ||
M-101 105mm | United States | 74 |
Oto Melara Model 56 105mm | Italy | 36 |
Soltam M-68 155mm towed howitzer | Israel | 30 |
Mk F3 SPH 155mm | France | 10 |
LFH-18 105mm towed howitzer | Germany | n.a. |
Fixed-wing aircraft | ||
CASA CN-235 | Spain | 3 |
CASA C-212 Aviocar | -do- | 6 |
PA-31 Piper Navajo | United States | 3 |
PA-28 Piper Dakota | -do- | 8 |
Cessna O-1 | -do- | 4 |
Cessna 337G | -do- | 3 |
Cessna Citation (VIP) | -do- | 1 |
Cessna R172K | -do- | 16 |
Cessna R172 (training) | -do- | 16 |
Dassault-Breguet Falcon 200 | France | 1 |
DHC-6 | Canada | 4 |
Helicopters | ||
Bell UH-1H | United States | 3 |
Bell 206B | -do- | 2 |
Hughes 530F (armed training) | -do- | 5 |
Aérospatiale AS-332B Super Puma | France | 3 |
Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma | -do- | 9 |
Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama | -do- | 10 |
Enstrom 280 FX | n.a. | 14 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1993- 1994, London, 1993, 179-80; and "World Defence Almanac, 1992- 93: The Balance of Military Power," Military Technology [Bonn], 18, No. 1, January 1993, 44.
Type and Description | Country of Origin | In Inventory |
---|---|---|
Navy | ||
Missile destroyers | ||
County-class | Britain | 4 |
Almirante Williams-class (soon to be retired) | -do- | 2 |
Missile frigates | ||
Leander-class | -do- | 4 |
Submarines | ||
Oberon-class | -do- | 2 |
IKL Type 209/1400 | Germany | 2 |
Fast transports | ||
Charles Lawrence-class | United States | 1 |
Missile attack craft | ||
Reshev (Sa'ar IV)-class | Israel | 2 |
Sa'ar III-class | -do- | 2 |
Torpedo attack craft | ||
Guacolda (Lürssen)-class | Germany | 4 |
Large patrol boats | ||
PC-1638-class submarine chaser | United States | 1 |
Dabur-class | Israel | 6 |
Project Taitao Micalvi-class | Chile | 4 |
Corvettes | ||
Abnaki-class former fleet tug | United States | 1 |
Amphibious | ||
Maipo (French Batral) medium landing ship (LSM) | France | 3 |
Elicura-class LSMs | Chile | 2 |
Sail training ships | ||
Four-masted schooner | Spain | 1 |
Submarine depot ships | ||
2,600 tons | Germany | 1 |
Transports | ||
2,600 tons | Chile | 1 |
Armed tugs | ||
Cherokee-class ATF | United States | 2 |
Surveying vessels | ||
Cherokee-class ATF | -do- | 1 |
Naval Aviation | ||
Aircraft | ||
EMB-111 AN Bandeirante | Brazil | 6 |
EMB-110 CN Bandeirante | -do- | 3 |
CASA-212 Aviocars | Spain | 3 |
A-36 Halcón (C-101) | Chile/Spain | 10 |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | United States | 1 |
Pilatus PC-7 | Switzerland | 10 |
Dassault-Breguet Falcon 200 | France | 2 |
P-3 Orion | n.a. | 8 |
IAI-1124 | Israel | 2 |
Helicopters | ||
AS-332 Super Puma | France | 3 |
AS-365 Dauphins | -do- | 4 |
Alouette-III | -do- | 10 |
SA-316 | -do- | 6 |
SA-319B Alouette III | -do- | 7 |
MBB Bo-105 | Germany | 3 |
Bell 206B Jet Ranger | United States | 3 |
Bell 476 | -do- | 6 |
EMB-111AN | Brazil | 6 |
Marines | ||
Small patrol craft | n.a. | 10 |
Amphibious | ||
Transport landing vehicle, tracked, personnel (LVTP- 5) | n.a. | 30 |
Armored personnel carriers | ||
Mowag Roland with Blowpipe SAMs | France | 40 |
Towed artillery | ||
M-101 105mm howitzers | United States | 16 |
M-114 155mm | -do- | 36 |
Coast guns | ||
GPFM-3 155mm | -do- | 16 |
Mortars | ||
50mm | -do- | 50 |
80mm | -do- | 50 |
Service craft | n.a. | 3 |
Rescue craft | n.a. | 13 |
Coast Guard | ||
Large patrol boats | ||
Protector-class | Britain/Chile | 4 |
Small patrol vessels | ||
Anchova-class | Brazil | 10 |
Ona-class | Chile | 2 |
Service launch for search-and-rescue at Easter Island | -do- | 1 |
Service launch | -do- | 1 |
Fast launch | -do- | 1 |
Small trawler-type buoy tenders | Brazil | 2 |
Search-and-rescue craft | Chile | 10 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1993- 1994, London, 1993, 179-80; Combat Fleets of the World, 1993, Ed., Bernard Prézelin, Annapolis, 1993, 79-86; and Jane's Fighting Ships, 1993-94, London, 1993, 103-13.
Type and Description | Country of Origin | In Inventory |
---|---|---|
Fighters | ||
Northrop F-5E | United States | 13 |
Northrop F-5F | -do- | 3 |
Dassault Mirage 50CH | France | 6 |
Dassault Mirage DCH | -do- | 1 |
Dassault Mirage FCH (Panteras) | -do- | 8 |
Enaer/Dassault Pantera 50C | Chile/France | 6 |
Hawker Hunter FGA-9 | Britain | 8 |
Hawker Hunter F-71 | -do- | 18 |
Hawker Hunter FR-71 | -do- | 4 |
Hawker Hunter T-72 | -do- | 3 |
Strike aircraft | ||
Enaer/CASA T-36 Halcón trainers and A-36 light-strike aircraft | Chile/Spain | 20 |
Cessna A-37B | United States | 30 |
Reconnaissance aircraft | ||
Canberra PR-9 | Britain | 2 |
Gates Learjet 35A | United States | 2 |
King Air A-100 | -do- | 1 |
Airborne early warning | ||
Boeing 707 Phalcon AEW system | Israel/Chile | 1 |
Transports | ||
Boeing 707-320, 707-321, 707-331 | United States | 4 |
Lockheed C-130B | -do- | 3 |
Lockheed C-130H | -do- | 2 |
Beech King E 99 | -do- | 9 |
King Air, 2 B 200 | -do- | n.a. |
Super King Air | -do- | 3 |
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | Canada | 14 |
CASA 212 | Spain | 2 |
Helicopters | ||
Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama | France | 5 |
Aérospatiale AS-330 Puma | -do- | 1 |
Bell UH-1D, UH-1H | United States | 14 |
Bell 212 | -do- | n.a. |
MBB BK-117 | Germany | 1 |
MBB Bo-105CB | -do- | 6 |
Trainers | ||
Enaer/CASA T-36 | Chile/Spain | 20 |
Enaer T-35A, T-35B Pillán | Chile | 48 |
Cessna T-37B, T-37C | United States | 26 |
Support | ||
Beech Baron | -do- | 1 |
Beech 99A Petrel | -do- | 3 |
Cessna L-19 | -do- | 3 |
Piper PA-28-326 Dakota | -do- | 13 |
Extra-300 | Germany | 5 |
Air defense | ||
20mm S-639/-665 | n.a. | n.a. |
20mm GA1-CO1 twin | n.a. | n.a. |
35mm Oerlikon K-63 twin | Switzerland | 36 |
Oerlikon K63 twin 35mm gun systems | -do- | n.a. |
Samantha/Mistral/Mygale systems | France | 12 |
Sogeco SOG-1,SOG-3 cannons | -do- | n.a. |
20mm Famil FAM-2M twin | Chile | n.a. |
AS-11/-12 air-to-surface | n.a. | n.a. |
AIM-90 Sidewinder, Shafir | United States/Israel | n.a. |
Airfield defense vehicles | ||
VTP-2 | Chile | n.a. |
Carancho 180 | -do- | n.a. |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1993- 1994, London, 1993, 179-80; and International Military and Defense Encyclopedia, 2, Washington, 1993, 489.
Type and Description | Country of Origin | In Inventory |
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Armored personnel carriers | ||
Mowag Roland (6x6) | Chile/Switzerland | 20 |
Mortars | ||
60mm | n.a. | n.a. |
80mm | n.a. | n.a. |
Fixed-wing aircraft | ||
Swearingen SA-226TC Metro | United States | 4 |
Piper Navajo twin | -do- | 4 |
Cessna 182Q | -do- | 4 |
Cessna 206 | -do- | 2 |
Cessna 210-M Centurion II | -do- | 2 |
Helicopters | ||
MBB Bo-105C, Bo-106CB, and Bo-105LS | Germany | 12 |
Bell 206L3 | United States | 2 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information fron The Military Balance, 1993- 1994, London, 1993, 181; and "World Defence Almanac, 1992-93: The Balance of Military Power," Military Technology [Bonn], 17, No. 1, January 1993, 47.
Year | Robberies | Burglaries | Rapes th> | Murders |
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1980 | 31,679 | 15,514 | 694 | 213 |
1981 | 29,896 | 13,927 | 709 | 190 |
1982 | 36,570 | 14,292 | 820 | 290 |
1986 | 71,150 | 22,066 | 783 | 288 |
1987 | 67,775 | 22,949 | 829 | 285 |
1988 | 60,659 | 19,789 | 765 | 292 |
1989 | 61,018 | 17,646 | 582 | 269 |
1990 | 76,709 | 19,118 | 753 | 385 |
1991* | 87,546 | 20,132 | 735 | 339 |
* Annualized projections made in early November 1991.
Source: Unpublished report submitted by the Carabineros to the government of Chile, November 1991.
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