Chile
Republica de Chile Capital Santiago (pop est. 4.6M) Population 16.6M (21.9/km2) Life expectancy 77 years HIV/AIDS 0.3% Literacy 96% Lang(s) Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English Religions Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15%, Jehovah’s Witness 1%, other Christian 1%, none 8%, other 5% Ethnic Groups White and white Amerindian 95%, Mapuche 4% Gov’t Republic GDP/cap $14,700 PCVs 1961 - 1982; 1991 – 1998, health, education and agriculture (2096 volunteers served) Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 18 September (1810) |  Chile |
Adult Books
My Invented Country: A Memoir
by Isabel Allende
Paperback: 199 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1st edition (April 27, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0060545673
Book Description
In this memoir-cum-study of her "home ground," the author delves into the history, social mores and idiosyncrasies of Chile, where she was raised, showing, in the process, how that land has served as her muse.
Kids' Books
To go singing through the world:
the childhood of Pablo Neruda
by Deborah Kogan Ray
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-0374376277
Age Range: 7–10 years
Publisher: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
Films
Music
Illapu (Album: Megaillapu): Music from Chile
