Land: 21,900 km Population: 6.7$ million GDP: 103.7$ billion GNI per Capita : 16020$ Land: 756,950 km Population: 15.8$ million GDP: 72.4$ billion GNI per Capita : 4390$ 17,000 Km 2 2

NORTH Tourism Mining Agriculture Fishing TunaSeafood Merlin Algui Sea bass Fishmeal Sardines

CENTER Tourism Bioresearch Industry Fishing Wine Fruit Mining Meat Tuna Squid Merlin Seafood Sea bass Deep Sea Fish Pelleting

SOUTH Fishing Industry Agriculture Tourism Gas Wool Cattle Oil Salmon Krill Trout Seafood

Population: 428,594 people Capital: Iquique Climate: Desert IGP: 3.6% of the countries Economy: Minerals, Tourism, fish and industrial manufacture Products: Copper, iodine, fish meal, salt, motor vehicles, chassis, anchovies Investments opportunities : aquiculture, minerals, tourism Population: 493,984 people Capital: Antofagasta Climate: Desert IGP: 7.8% of the country Economy: Minerals, energy and construction Products: Copper, gold, potassium nitride, Iodine, carbonated lithium. Investment opportunities : aquiculture, tourism and services for the mineral Industry Regions Region I Tarapaca Population: 254,336 people Capital: Copiapo Climate: Desert IGP: 1.9% of the country Economy: Minerals, agriculture and fish Products: Copper, gold, grapes, olives, seaweed, clams, crevalle jack Investments opportunities : aquiculture, tourism Region III Atacama Region IV - Coquimbo Population: 603,210 people Capital: La Serena Climate: Desert IGP: 2.4% of the country Economy: Minerals, agriculture, fish, tourism and “astronomy tourism” Products: Papayas, pisco, olive oil, clams, precious stone. Investments opportunities : Vegetables, flowers, vines, olive cultivation, tourism Region II Antofagasta

Population:1,861,562 people Capital: Concepcion Climate: Moderate climate and rain IGP: 9.7% of the country Economy: Forestry, industry, electricity, fish Products: wood, petrol, fish meal, crevalle jack, frozen fish, paper, transport items, plastic, cement, textile, clothing, footwear, glass, ceramics Investments opportunities : high-tech, forestry industry, tourism Population:908,097 people Capital: Talca Climate: Mediterranean IGP: 3.8% of the country Economy: Agriculture, forestry, industry, electricity Products: Cellulose, wine, apples, grapes, paper, tomato sauce Investments opportunities : wine, infrastructure, tourism, agro industry Population: 780,627 people Capital: Rancagua Climate: Moderate climate IGP: 4.4 Economy: agriculture, minerals, commerce and industry Products: copper, meat, vegetables, drink, wine, apples, grapes, tomato sauce Investment opportunities : infrastructure, real- estate, services and tourism Population:1,539,852 people Capital: Valparaiso Climate: Moderate climate IGP: 8.9% of the countries Economy: Port, industry, agriculture, construction and tourism Products: Copper, tobacco, petrol and derivatives, vegetables, cement, candy, plastic, non alcoholic beverages Investments opportunities : tourism, infrastructure, cultural projects and commerce. Regions Region V - Valparaiso Region VII Maule Region IIX Biobio Region VI O’Higgins

Population:150,826 people Capital: Punta Arenas Climate: Moderate cold, arid plains and ice. IGP: 1.4% of the country Economy: Minerals, industry, cattle, fish, tourism Products: petrol, gas, seafood Investments opportunities : cattle slaughter, tourism, service, energy Population: 1,073,135 people Capital: Puerto montt Climate: … IGP: 4.9% of the countries Economy: agriculture, forestry, fish, industry Products: salmon, trout, wood, lactates, potatoes, oats Investment opportunities : infrastructure, tourism, cellulose, wood industry Population:869,535 people Capital: Temuco Climate: Mediterranean to moderate rainy IGP: 2.6% of the countries Economy: Agriculture, forestry, tourism Products: lactates, wood, furniture, oats, barley Investments opportunities : real-estate, infrastructure, flowers, tourism, seeds wood industry Population:91,492 people Capital: Coihaique Climate: Cold and wet, arid and icy IGP: 0.6% of the country Economy: Cattle, forestry, tourism, fish Products: salmon, trout, Melrose, wood Investments opportunities tourism, infrastructure, aquiculture, forestry, hydroelectricity Regions Region IX Araucania Region XI Aisen Region XII Magallanes Region X de los Lagos

Population: 6,038,974 people Capital: Santiago Climate: Moderate IGP: 47.8% of the country Economy: Industry, financial sector, services, commerce Products: machinery and equipment, cement, plaster, vegetables, paper, textile, food, drinks and services Investment opportunities : commerce, tourism, financial services, transport, communication, urban renovations Region Metropolitana

PRODUCTION Num. 1 producer of Copper Num. 1 producer of Iodine Num. 1 producer of Lithium Number 1 producer of Salmon

EXPORT PRODUCTEXPORT in million us$ Fruit600 Avocado30 Wine700 Salmon1150 Forestry2301 Copper6274

ECONOMY CPI UNEMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE Transparency ranking : 20 Growth (2005) : 5.9%

IMPORT/EXPORT

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