General Resources : Chile

This pathfinder contains basic information about Chile and a listing of general country websites. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Chile is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Chile is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/chile/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/chile.html).

ABOUT CHILE  (http://www.emulateme.com/chile.htm)
Chile information includes anthems, defense, economy, flags, geography, government, maps, news, weather. In English.

CHILE  (http://www.lab.org.uk/countryprofiles/Chile/Chile.html#top)
This site presents statistical information as well as social and economic indicators and human rights. In English.

CHILE  (http://www.countries.com/countries/chile/)
This site contains statistical data and links to news, travel, weather, government, and more. Presents a country profile of Chile, provided by Web Tech Internet Services. Details the official name, national name, location, population, area, capital, major cities, monetary unit, language, and religions. Includes an image of the flag. In English.

CHILE: A COUNTRY STUDY  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cltoc.html)
Presents the online version of "Chile: A Country Study," published by the Federal Research Division of the U.S. Library of Congress. Details Chile's geography, history, population, social organizations, and educational system. In English.

CHILE: BASIC FACTS  (http://www.nationbynation.com/Chile/index.html)
Nation by Nation.com, a service of MultiEducator, Inc., presents basic facts about Chile. These facts cover such topics as the geography, government, and history of the country. In English.

CHILE: NEWS, INFORMATION, FOODS, TRAVEL, BUSINESS, PEOPLE AND MORE  (http://worldskip.com/region.asp?PartnerID=&RegionID=cl)
WorldSkip.com provides news, information, products and services from Chile. Links in English and Spanish.

CIA: THE WORLD FACTBOOK 2000: CHILE  (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ ci.html)
Information from the CIA about geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues. In English.

COUNTRYWATCH: CHILE  (http://cnn.countrywatch.com/files/036/cnn%5Fcountry.asp?vCOUNTRY=036)
"Chile Country Reviews contain the most concise, up-to-date political, social, cultural, economic, environmental and agricultural information on-line. CountryWatch.com also provides daily news and social, political and economic statistical data for Chile and 190 other countries". In English.

INFOPLEASE: CHILE  (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107407.html)
Information on: geography, government, history, and some others useful facts. In English.

LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (LANIC): CHILE  (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/chile/)
Presents a collection of Web sites related to the country of Chile, provided through the online Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC). Explains that LANIC, managed by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin, provides Latin American users and others with access to academic databases and informaiton services. Contains Web sites related to Chile's arts and humanities, business and economy, education and academic research, the government, history, network and information services, news, science and technology, travel and tourism, WWW servers, and Gopher servers. Note that many of the Web sites are written in Spanish.

LONELY PLANET WORLD GUIDE: DESTINATION CHILE  (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south%5Famerica/chile%5Fand%5Feaster%5Fisland/)
Facts for the Traveler. When to go, events, money, costs, attractions, off the beaten, track, activities, history, culture, environment, getting there, getting around. In English.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: BACKGROUND NOTES: CHILE  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=1981)
Contents: People, history, government, political conditions, economy, defense, foreign relations, U.S. Relations, travel/business, background notes. In English.

VISIONCHILE.COM: WELCOME  (http://visionchile.com/index.html)
This website will increase the diffusion and knowledge of Chile. Providing the most current, accurate, and comprehensive coverage of the key aspects needed to create a vision of Chile today. Full of photographs that clearly illustrate the beauty of its National Parks, the Atacama Dessert, Easter Island and other important places as the capital Santiago. Information is also given to its Flora, Fauna, music and tasteful cuisine.