Official Title: Chile General Information
Capital: Santiago
Population: 16,186,000
Total Area: km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 461.467466543609 peso
National Holiday: September 18
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Republic Type of Government:
Bicameral congress consisting of a Senate of (38 members elected to serve 8-year terms and a 120-member Chamber of Deputies serving 4-year terms. Head of State:
President Michelle Bachelet (CPD) Head of Government:
President Michelle Bachelet (CPD) Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Alejandro Foxley Economy: Alejandro Ferreiro Finance: Andres Velasco Main Political Parties:
CPD-Coalition of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de Partidos Por la Democrtacia): 65 / 20 Alliance for Chile (Alianza por Chile): 54 / 17 Independent Regional Force (Fuerza Regional Independiente): 1 / 0 Independent: 0 / 1 Elections:
October 2008 (municipal) December 2009 (leglislative) December 2009 (presidential) Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Chile | Canada |
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| GDP: | 139.72 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 8632 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 6.3% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 3.1% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $417,017,848
Canadian imports from country: $1,663,032,603
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Chile: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Eugenio Ortega Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Norbert Kalisch Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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