The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       Ambassador John BIEHL del Rio

       chancery:

       1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

       telephone:

       (202) 785–1746

       FAX:

       (202) 887–5579

       consulate(s) general:

       Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco,

       and San Juan (Puerto Rico)

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Curtis W. KAMMAN

       embassy:

       Codina Building, 1343 Agustinas, Santiago

       mailing address:

       Unit 4127, Santiago; APO AA 34033

       telephone:

       [56] (2) 671–0133

       FAX:

       [56] (2) 699–1141

       Flag:

       two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue

       square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the

       white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center;

       design was based on the US flag

      @Chile, Economy

      Overview:

       Chile has a prosperous, essentially free market economy, with the

       degree of government intervention varying according to the philosophy

       of the different regimes. Under the center-left government of

       President AYLWIN, which took power in March 1990, spending on social

       welfare has risen steadily. At the same time business investment,

       exports and consumer spending have also grown substantially. The new

       president, FREI, who takes office in March 1994, is expected to

       emphasize social spending even more. Growth in 1991–93 has averaged 8%

       annually, with an estimated one million Chileans having moved out of

       poverty in the last four years. Copper remains vital to the health of

       the economy; Chile is the world's largest producer and exporter of

       copper.

       National product:

       GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $96 billion (1993 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       5.8% (1993 est.)

       National product per capita:

       $7,000 (1993 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       12.3% (1993 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       5.1% (1993 est.)

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $10.9 billion

       expenditures:

       $10.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.2 billion (1993)

       Exports:

       $10 billion (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       copper 41%, other metals and minerals 8.7%, wood products 7.1%, fish

       and fishmeal 9.8%, fruits 8.4% (1991)

       partners:

       EC 29%, Japan 17%, US 16%, Argentina 5%, Brazil 5% (1992)

       Imports:

       $9.2 billion (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       capital goods 25.2%, spare parts 24.8%, raw materials 15.4%, petroleum

       10%, foodstuffs 5.7%

       partners:

       EC 24%, US 21%, Brazil 10%, Japan 10% (1992)

       External debt:

       $19.7 billion (1993 est.)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 9.3% (1992 est.); accounts for 34% of GDP

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       5,769,000 kW

       production:

       22.01 billion kWh

       consumption per capita:

       1,630 kWh (1992)

       Industries:

       copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel,

       wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

       Agriculture:

       accounts for about 7% of GDP (including fishing and forestry); major

       exporter of fruit, fish, and timber products; major crops - wheat,

       corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes, deciduous fruit; livestock

       products - beef, poultry, wool; self-sufficient in most foods; 1991

       fish catch of 6.6 million metric tons; net agricultural importer

       Illicit drugs:

       a minor transshipment country for cocaine destined for the US and

       Europe

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–89), $521 million; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–89), $1.6

       billion; Communist countries (1970–89), $386 million

       Currency:

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