million bbl (1 January 2006)

Natural gas - production:
1.09 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
8.29 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
7.2 million cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
7.2 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
97.98 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$5.063 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$58.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

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

Exports - partners:
US 15.8%, Japan 11.5%, China 11.1%, Netherlands 5.8%, South Korea
5.5%, Brazil 4.4%, Italy 4.2%, Mexico 4% (2005)

Imports:
$35.37 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

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

Imports - partners:
Argentina 14.8%, US 14.6%, Brazil 11.7%, China 7.8%, South Korea
4.8%, Yemen 4.4% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$17.16 billion (November 2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$47.6 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$0 (2002)

Currency (code):
Chilean peso (CLP)

Currency code:
CLP

Exchange rates:
Chilean pesos per US dollar - 532.115 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37
(2004), 691.43 (2003), 688.94 (2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Chile

Telephones - main lines in use:
3,435,900 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
10.57 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system based on extensive microwave
radio relay facilities
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite
system with three earth stations
international: country code - 56; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998)

Radios:
5.18 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:
3.15 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.cl

Internet hosts:
506,055 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
7 (2000)

Internet users:
6.7 million (2005)

Transportation Chile

Airports:
363 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 73
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 17 (20