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Area
Government
Unitary presidential republic
Western South America; mountainous; long, narrow country on eastern side of Ring of Fire
Literacy Rate
98.6%
Northern desert; alpine tundra east and south; Mediterranean in center
Monetary Unit
Peso
291,930 sq. mi. 756,102 km2
Geography Climate
Language(s) Spanish spoken Population
Gross Domestic Product (in 2017 US $)
451.1 billion
17,789,267
Major Resources Renewable: timber, hydropower Nonrenewable: copper, iron, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum
Predominant Industries S Agriculture 0 Manufacturing 0 Fishing S Tourism S Mining Copper, iron
0 Logging 0 Technology 0 Services
Energy Information Most energy imported; 29% of electricity is produced from hydropower, 57% from fossil fuels, and 14% from other renewables; wind capacity at 1,540 MW; most natural gas imported via LNG terminal from Trinidad and Tobago and Middle East
Major Environmental Concerns and Environmental Actions Deforestation and soil erosion; air, water, and land pollution, especially in urban areas where population densities are very high; emits 4.67 tons of CO2/capita annually
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