CHILE
| Republic on the west coast of South America; bounded by Peru on the north, Bolivia and Argentina on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Antarctic on the south. Member of Asociacion Latinoamericana de Intergracion (ALADI). | |
| CAPITAL | Santiago. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Antofagasta, Arica, Punta Arenas, Talcahuano, Valparaiso, San Antonia. |
| POPULATION. | 15,498,930 (July 2002 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Spanish. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic: 220v. 50 cycles AC. Industrial: 480v. 3 phase 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Chilean peso (CLP) = 100 centavos. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 1160 CLP = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 4 hours behind GMT (5 hours behind BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 56. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1, 21 May; 28 Jun; 15 Aug; 18-19 Sep; 12 Oct; 1 Nov; 8, 25, 31 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Holy Saturday; Easter; Corpus Christi; Reconciliation Day. |
| CONSULATE GENERAL | 12 Devonshire Street, London W1N
7DS. Tel: 020 7580 1023, fax: 020 7323 4294. Legalisation waiting period: 48 hours. |
| EMBASSY(IES) | 12 Devonshire Street, London W1G 7DS. Tel: 020 7580 6392, fax: 020 7436 5204, e-mail: embachile@embachile.co.uk - Office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1730. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Avda. El Bosque Norte 0125, Las Condes, Santiago or Casilla 72–D, Santiago. Tel: 00 56 2 370 4100, fax: 00 56 2 370 4180 (commercial), e-mail: embsan@britemb.cl (general), website: www.britemb.cl |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | The British-Chilean Chamber of
Commerce, 12 Devonshire Street, London W1N 2DS. Tel: 020 7323 3053; fax: 020 7436 5204. The British Chamber of Commerce in Chile, Avenida Suecia 155C, Providencia, Santiago. Tel: 00 56 2 231 4366, fax: 00 56 2 231 8211. |