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Page 51
The extensive distribution and natural advantages with which Chile has been
endowed offer the country undoubted ... The Chilean Development Corporation
has made the country's electrification a central feature of its programme , which
will ...
The extensive distribution and natural advantages with which Chile has been
endowed offer the country undoubted ... The Chilean Development Corporation
has made the country's electrification a central feature of its programme , which
will ...
Page 61
The enormous importance of the railway network in the transport system of the
country is indicated by these statistics for 1951 ... The country's shortage of
petroleum has somewhat restricted the development of its road transport services
, and ...
The enormous importance of the railway network in the transport system of the
country is indicated by these statistics for 1951 ... The country's shortage of
petroleum has somewhat restricted the development of its road transport services
, and ...
Page 92
Nearly all the foreign trade of the country is carried on through the maritime ports
, land commerce accounting for only 1 ... Valparaiso and Punta Arenas each
account for 5 per cent of the country's exports and Talcahuano for half that
amount .
Nearly all the foreign trade of the country is carried on through the maritime ports
, land commerce accounting for only 1 ... Valparaiso and Punta Arenas each
account for 5 per cent of the country's exports and Talcahuano for half that
amount .
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Contents
THE PEOPLE | 12 |
HISTORY AND POLITICS | 29 |
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS | 47 |
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Chile, an Outline of Its Geography, Economics, and Politics Gilbert J. Butland No preview available - 1956 |
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