Get to know Chile! Get the facts about its land, products and culture.

Official name: Republic of Chile

Size: 292,258 square miles; slightly larger than Texas

Population: 15,980,912 as of July 2005

Population Under Age 14: 25.2%

Capital: Santiago

Official Language: Spanish

Currency: Chilean peso

Religion: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 10 %, Jewish less than 1%

Literacy: 96.2%

Climate: Desert in the north; mild in the central region; cool and damp in the south

Agriculture: Grapes, apples, pears, strawberries, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, beef

Industrial Products: Copper mining, fish farming, iron and steel, wood and wood products, cement, transport equipment

Source: CIA World Factbook (September, 2005)