copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and
steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

Industrial production growth rate:
7.8% (2004 est.)

Electricity - production:
48.6 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 47%
hydro: 51.5%
nuclear: 0%
other: 1.4% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
41.8 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports:
1.813 billion kWh (2002)

Oil - production:
18,500 bbl/day (2003 est.)

Oil - consumption:
240,000 bbl/day (2003 est.)

Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2003)

Oil - imports:
221,500 bbl/day (2003 est.)

Oil - proved reserves:
150 million bbl (1 January 2004)

Natural gas - production:
1.18 billion cu m (2002 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
6.517 billion cu m (2002 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2002)

Natural gas - imports:
5.337 billion cu m (2002 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
99.05 billion cu m (1 January 2004)

Current account balance:
$2.185 billion (2004 est.)

Exports:
$29.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

Exports - partners:
US 14%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.9%, South Korea 5.5%, Netherlands
5.1%, Brazil 4.3%, Italy 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)

Imports:
$22.53 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and
telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles,
natural gas

Imports - partners:
Argentina 17%, US 14%, Brazil 11.2%, China 7.4% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$16.02 billion (2004)

Debt - external:
$44.6 billion (2004 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
ODA, $0 (2002)

Currency (code):
Chilean peso (CLP)

Currency code:
CLP

Exchange rates:
Chilean pesos per US dollar - 609.37 (2004), 691.43 (2003), 688.94
(2002), 634.94 (2001), 539.59 (2000)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Chile

Telephones - main lines in use:
3.467 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6,445,700 (2002)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system based on extensive microwave
radio relay facilities
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite
system with 3 earth stations
international: country code - 56; satellite ea