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  • Name : Republic of Chile

  • People Are Called : Chileans

  • Population : 15,050,341

  • Most common name of a 10-year-old boy : Luis, Juan, Enrique; but now English names like Kevin, Christian and Jonathan are gaining popularity.

  • Most common name of a 10-year-old girl : María, Ana, Alejandra, Marcela; but Jocelyn, Marjorie and Jacqueline are popular too.

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    In 2002, when the most recent Census was taken, Chile’s total population was 15,116,435. The estimate for 2009 is 16.9 million, with 86.6% of the inhabitants living in urban areas. Of these, 6.8 million live in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, the economy’s capital. Population has grown 12.8% in the last 10 years. The number of homes counted in the census has grown 31.6 percent in the last ten years.

    The concentration of the population in urban areas tends to be higher every year. In 1992, the urban population was 83.45% and the rural population was 16.55%. By 2002 the urban population was 86.7% and the rural one was 13.3% (of the total population). ..continue

  • Which provinces in Chile have a strong German influence?

    About 85 percent% of Chile's population lives in urban centers, with 40 percent living in greater Santiago. Most people in Chile have Spanish ancestry. Even so, the southern provinces of Valdivia, Llanquihue, and Osorno show a strong German influence. This stems from German immigration which began in 1848 and has lasted for 90 years. A small, yet influential number of Irish and English immigrants came to Chile during the colonial period. Other significant immigrant groups are Italian, Croatian, French, and Middle Eastern. About 800,000 Native Americans, mostly of the Mapuche tribe, reside in the south-central area.



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