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Republic of Chile
Republica de Chile
includes Easter Island
includes Rapa Nui
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.603 million (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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944,225 (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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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: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998) |
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Radios:
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5.18 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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3.15 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.cl |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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7 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3.1 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 6,702 km
broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified) narrow gauge: 117 km 1.067-m gauge (28 km electrified); 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (37 km electrified) (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 79,800 km
paved: 11,012 km unpaved: 68,788 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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725 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 755 km; petroleum products 785 km; natural gas 320 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Antofagasta, Arica, Chanaral, Coquimbo, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Talcahuano, Valparaiso |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,670 GRT/931,647 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 4, chemical tanker 10, container 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 3, includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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363 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 71
over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 23 under 914 m: 15 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 292
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 11 914 to 1,523 m: 60 under 914 m: 216 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army of the Nation, National Navy (including naval air, coast guard, and marines), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police), Investigations Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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19 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 4,104,197 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 3,034,912 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 136,830 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$2.5 billion (FY99) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.1% (FY99) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Bolivia continues to demand a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific Ocean since the Atacama region was lost to Chile in 1884; territorial claim in Antarctica (Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and British claims; dispute with Peru over the economic zone delimited by the maritime boundary |
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Illicit drugs:
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a growing transshipment country for cocaine destined for the US and Europe; economic prosperity and increasing trade have made Chile more attractive to traffickers seeking to launder drug profits, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising |