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World Gazetteer Results for Quilpué:
NameQuilpué
Geographical TypeLocality
Population130263
Latitude
Longitude
CountryChile
Administrative DivisionValparaíso
3rd Administrative DivisionMorbihan
Dictionary Results for Chile:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Chile
    n 1: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes
         of the Andes on the south Pacific coast [syn: Chile,
         Republic of Chile]
    2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn:
       chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chili \Chil"i\, n. [Sp. chili, chile.]
   A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum [Written also chilli
   and chile.]
   [1913 Webster]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Chile

   Introduction Chile
   ------------------
                             Background: A three-year-old Marxist government
                                         was overthrown in 1973 by a
                                         dictatorial military regime led by
                                         Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a
                                         freely elected president was
                                         installed in 1990. Sound economic
                                         policies, first implemented by the
                                         PINOCHET dictatorship, led to
                                         unprecedented growth in 1991-97 and
                                         have helped secure the country's
                                         commitment to democratic and
                                         representative government.
  
   Geography Chile
   ---------------
                              Location: Southern South America, bordering
                                        the South Atlantic Ocean and South
                                        Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and
                                        Peru
                Geographic coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00 W
                        Map references: South America
                                  Area: total: 756,950 sq km
                                        land: 748,800 sq km
                                        note: includes Easter Island (Isla
                                        de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
                                        water: 8,150 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than twice the size
                                        of Montana
                       Land boundaries: total: 6,171 km
                                        border countries: Argentina 5,150
                                        km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km
                             Coastline: 6,435 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200/350 NM
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: temperate; desert in north;
                                        Mediterranean in central region;
                                        cool and damp in south
                               Terrain: low coastal mountains; fertile
                                        central valley; rugged Andes in east
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Nevado Ojos del
                                        Salado 6,880 m
                     Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates,
                                        precious metals, molybdenum,
                                        hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 2.65%
                                        permanent crops: 0.42%
                                        other: 96.93% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 18,000 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: severe earthquakes; active
                                        volcanism; tsunamis
          Environment - current issues: widespread deforestation and mining
                                        threaten natural resources; air
                                        pollution from industrial and
                                        vehicle emissions; water pollution
                                        from raw sewage
            Environment - international party to: Antarctic-Environmental
                            agreements: Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living
                                        Resources, Antarctic Seals,
                                        Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
                                        Climate Change, Desertification,
                                        Endangered Species, Environmental
                                        Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law
                                        of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone
                                        Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
                                        Wetlands, Whaling
                                        signed, but not ratified: Climate
                                        Change-Kyoto Protocol, Nuclear Test
                                        Ban
                      Geography - note: strategic location relative to sea
                                        lanes between Atlantic and Pacific
                                        Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle
                                        Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama
                                        Desert is one of world's driest
                                        regions
  
   People Chile
   ------------
                            Population: 15,498,930 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.9% (male 2,127,696;
                                        female 2,033,201)
                                        15-64 years: 65.6% (male 5,070,476;
                                        female 5,103,490)
                                        65 years and over: 7.5% (male
                                        482,846; female 681,221) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 1.09% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 16.46 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.98 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 9.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.14 years
                                        female: 79.62 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 72.83 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.13 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.19% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 15,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,000 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Chilean(s)
                                        adjective: Chilean
                         Ethnic groups: white and white-Amerindian 95%,
                                        Amerindian 3%, other 2%
                             Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%,
                                        Jewish NEGL%
                             Languages: Spanish
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 95.2%
                                        male: 95.4%
                                        female: 95% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Chile
   ----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Chile
                                        conventional short form: Chile
                                        local long form: Republica de Chile
                                        local short form: Chile
                       Government type: republic
                               Capital: Santiago
              Administrative divisions: 13 regions (regiones, singular -
                                        region); Aisen del General Carlos
                                        Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta,
                                        Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio,
                                        Coquimbo, Libertador General
                                        Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos,
                                        Magallanes y de la Antartica
                                        Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana
                                        (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso
                                        note: the US does not recognize
                                        claims to Antarctica
                          Independence: 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 18 September
                                        (1810)
                          Constitution: 11 September 1980, effective 11
                                        March 1981, amended 30 July 1989,
                                        1993, and 1997
                          Legal system: based on Code of 1857 derived from
                                        Spanish law and subsequent codes
                                        influenced by French and Austrian
                                        law; judicial review of legislative
                                        acts in the Supreme Court; has not
                                        accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
  
                                        note: Chile is in the process of
                                        completely overhauling its criminal
                                        justice system; a new, US-style
                                        adversarial system is being
                                        gradually implemented throughout the
                                        country
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and
                                        compulsory
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Ricardo
                                        LAGOS Escobar (since 11 March 2000);
                                        note - the president is both the
                                        chief of state and head of
                                        government
                                        head of government: President
                                        Ricardo LAGOS Escobar (since 11
                                        March 2000); note - the president is
                                        both the chief of state and head of
                                        government
                                        cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the
                                        president
                                        election results: Ricardo LAGOS
                                        Escobar elected president; percent
                                        of vote - Ricardo LAGOS Escobar
                                        51.32%, Joaquin LAVIN 48.68%
                                        elections: president elected by
                                        popular vote for a six-year term;
                                        election last held 12 December 1999,
                                        with runoff election held 16 January
                                        2000 (next to be held NA December
                                        2005)
                    Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress or
                                        Congreso Nacional consists of the
                                        Senate or Senado (49 seats, 38
                                        elected by popular vote, 9
                                        designated members, and 2 former
                                        presidents who serve six-year terms
                                        and are senators for life); elected
                                        members serve eight-year terms (one-
                                        half elected every four years) and
                                        the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de
                                        Diputados (120 seats; members are
                                        elected by popular vote to serve
                                        four-year terms)
                                        election results: Senate - percent
                                        of vote by party - NA%; seats by
                                        party - CPD 20 (PDC 12, PS 5, PPD
                                        3), UDI 9, RN 7, independents 2;
                                        Chamber of Deputies - percent of
                                        vote by party - NA; seats by party -
                                        CPD 63 (PDC 24, PPD 21, PS 11, PRSD
                                        6,), UDI 35, RN 22, independent 1
                                        elections: Senate - last held 16
                                        December 2001 (next to be held NA
                                        December 2005); Chamber of Deputies
                                        - last held 16 December 2001 (next
                                        to be held NA December 2005)
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema
                                        (judges are appointed by the
                                        president and ratified by the Senate
                                        from lists of candidates provided by
                                        the court itself; the president of
                                        the Supreme Court is elected by the
                                        21-member court); Constitutional
                                        Tribunal
         Political parties and leaders: Center-Center Union Party or UCCP
                                        [Francisco Javier ERRAZURIZ];
                                        Christian Democratic Party or PDC
                                        [Patricia ALYWIN]; Coalition of
                                        Parties for Democracy
                                        ("Concertacion") or CPD - including
                                        PDC, PS, PPD, PRSD; Independent
                                        Democratic Union or UDI [Pablo
                                        LONGUEIRA]; National Renewal or RN
                                        [Alberto CARDEMIL]; Party for
                                        Democracy or PPD [Guido GIRARDI];
                                        Radical Social Democratic Party or
                                        PRSD [Anselmo SULE]; Socialist Party
                                        or PS [Ricardo NUNEZ]
          Political pressure groups and revitalized university student
                               leaders: federations at all major
                                        universities; Roman Catholic Church;
                                        United Labor Central or CUT includes
                                        trade unionists from the country's
                                        five largest labor confederations
             International organization APEC, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-15, G-77,
                         participation: IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
                                        ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
                                        ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
                                        ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur
                                        (associate), NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW,
                                        PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
                                        UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMOGIP,
                                        UNTAET, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
                                        WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Andres
                                        BIANCHI
                                        chancery: 1732 Massachusetts Avenue
                                        NW, Washington, DC 20036
                                        consulate(s) general: Chicago,
                                        Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New
                                        York, Philadelphia, San Francisco,
                                        and San Juan (Puerto Rico)
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 887-5579
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 785-1746
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador
                                    US: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Philip
                                        S. GOLDBERG
                                        embassy: Avenida Andres Bello 2800,
                                        Las Condes, Santiago
                                        mailing address: APO AA 34033
                                        telephone: [56] (2) 232-2600
                                        FAX: [56] (2) 330-3710
                      Flag description: 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
  
   Economy Chile
   -------------
                    Economy - overview: Chile has a market-oriented economy
                                        characterized by a high level of
                                        foreign trade. During the early
                                        1990s, Chile's reputation as a role
                                        model for economic reform was
                                        strengthened when the democratic
                                        government of Patricio AYLWIN -
                                        which took over from the military in
                                        1990 - deepened the economic reform
                                        initiated by the military
                                        government. Growth in real GDP
                                        averaged 8% during 1991-97, but fell
                                        to half that level in 1998 because
                                        of tight monetary policies
                                        implemented to keep the current
                                        account deficit in check and because
                                        of lower export earnings - the
                                        latter a product of the global
                                        financial crisis. A severe drought
                                        exacerbated the recession in 1999,
                                        reducing crop yields and causing
                                        hydroelectric shortfalls and
                                        electricity rationing, and Chile
                                        experienced negative economic growth
                                        for the first time in more than 15
                                        years. Despite the effects of the
                                        recession, Chile maintained its
                                        reputation for strong financial
                                        institutions and sound policy that
                                        have given it the strongest
                                        sovereign bond rating in South
                                        America. By the end of 1999, exports
                                        and economic activity had begun to
                                        recover, and growth rebounded to
                                        5.4% in 2000. Unemployment remains
                                        stubbornly high, however, putting
                                        pressure on President LAGOS to
                                        improve living standards. The
                                        Argentine financial meltdown has put
                                        pressure on the Chilean peso and is
                                        slowing the country's economic
                                        growth. Meanwhile, Chile and the US
                                        are conducting negotiations for a
                                        free trade agreement.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $153
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 3.1% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $10,000
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 8%
                                        industry: 38%
                                        services: 54% (2000)
         Population below poverty line: 22% (1998 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 1.2%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 41.3% (1998)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 57.5 (1996)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.5% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 5.9 million (2000 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 14%, industry 27%,
                                        services 59% (1997 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 10.1% (2001)
                                Budget: revenues: $17 billion
                                        expenditures: $17 billion, including
                                        capital expenditures of $NA (2001
                                        est.)
                            Industries: copper, other minerals, foodstuffs,
                                        fish processing, iron and steel,
                                        wood and wood products, transport
                                        equipment, cement, textiles
     Industrial production growth rate: 2.5% (2001 est.)
              Electricity - production: 39.577 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 51.17%
                                        hydro: 46.36%
                                        other: 2.47% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 37.897 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 1.09 billion kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar
                                        beets, potatoes, fruit; beef,
                                        poultry, wool; fish; timber
                               Exports: $18.5 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Exports - commodities: copper, fish, fruits, paper and
                                        pulp, chemicals
                    Exports - partners: US 17%, Japan 14%, UK 6%, Brazil 5%,
                                        China 5% (2000)
                               Imports: $18 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Imports - commodities: consumer goods, chemicals, motor
                                        vehicles, fuels, electrical
                                        machinery, heavy industrial
                                        machinery, food
                    Imports - partners: US 19%, Argentina 16%, Brazil 7%,
                                        China 6%, Japan 4% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $39.6 billion (2001)
              Economic aid - recipient: ODA, $40 million (2001 est.)
                              Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)
                         Currency code: CLP
                        Exchange rates: Chilean pesos per US dollar - 651.90
                                        (January 2002), 618.70 (2001),
                                        535.47 (2000), 508.78 (1999), 460.29
                                        (1998), 419.30 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Chile
   --------------------
         Telephones - main lines in use: 2.603 million (1998)
           Telephones - mobile cellular: 944,225 (1998)
                       Telephone system: 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)
               Radio broadcast stations: AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64,
                                         shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998)
                                 Radios: 5.18 million (1997)
          Television broadcast stations: 63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)
                            Televisions: 3.15 million (1997)
                  Internet country code: .cl
      Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 7 (2000)
                         Internet users: 1.75 million (2001)
  
   Transportation Chile
   --------------------
                              Railways: 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.)
                              Highways: total: 79,800 km
                                        paved: 11,012 km
                                        unpaved: 68,788 km (1996)
                             Waterways: 725 km
                             Pipelines: crude oil 755 km; petroleum products
                                        785 km; natural gas 320 km
                     Ports and harbors: Antofagasta, Arica, Chanaral,
                                        Coquimbo, Iquique, Puerto Montt,
                                        Punta Arenas, San Antonio, San
                                        Vicente, Talcahuano, Valparaiso
                       Merchant marine: 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.)
                              Airports: 363 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 70
                                        over 3,047 m: 6
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 20
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 22
                                        under 914 m: 16 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 293
                                        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: 217 (2001)
  
   Military Chile
   --------------
                      Military branches: Army of the Nation, National Navy
                                         (including naval air, coast guard,
                                         and marines), Air Force of the
                                         Nation, Chilean Carabineros
                                         (National Police), Investigations
                                         Police
       Military manpower - military age: 19 years of age (2002 est.)
       Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 4,104,197 (2002
                                         est.)
    Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 3,034,912 (2002
                                service: est.)
            Military manpower - reaching males: 136,830 (2002 est.)
                  military age annually:
          Military expenditures - dollar $2.5 billion (FY99)
                                 figure:
      Military expenditures - percent of 3.1% (FY99)
                                    GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Chile
   --------------------------
              Disputes - international: 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
                         Illicit drugs: a growing transshipment country for
                                        cocaine destined for the US and
                                        Europe; economic prosperity has made
                                        Chile more attractive to traffickers
                                        seeking to launder drug profits;
                                        imported precursors passed on to
                                        Bolivia; domestic cocaine
                                        consumption is rising
  
                                       



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