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Colombia. Internet usage indicators

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in northwestern South America. It is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, to the North by the Caribbean Sea, and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Mainland territory divided into four major geographic regions: Andean highlands (composed of three mountain ranges and intervening valley lowlands); Caribbean lowlands; Pacific lowlands; and Ilanos and tropical rainforest of eastern Colombia. Colombia also possesses small islands in both Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/sa/co.htm

Chile Telecommunications, Population and Internet Usage

Chile Internet Usage:
7,387,000 Internet users as of December/2007, 44.9% of the population, according to AMI.

Chile Population Estimate:
16,454,143 population for 2008, according to US Census Bureau

Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 9,876 ('07) according to World Bank

Chile Country Area and Maps:
755,482 sq km - see Chile maps

Chile Local Weather:
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Internet Growth and Population Statistics:

YEAR
Population
Internet Users
% Pen.
GNI p.c.
Usage Source

2000
15,789,194
1,757,400
26.2 %
$ 4,600
ITU

2006
15,666,967
6,700,000
42.8 %
$ 4,910('05)
AMI

2008
16,454,143
7,387,000
44.9 %
$ 9,876('07)
AMI

Note: GNI is Gross National Income per capita, and corresponds to
World Bank data for the years 2000 - 2007 in US dollars.

Source: chttp://www.internetworldstats.com/sa/cl.htm

Bolivia Internet Stats Usage and Market Report

Bolivia, officially The Republic of Bolivia, was named after Simon Bolivar, and is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west.
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/sa/bo.htm

Argentina Internet Stats

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a South American country, second in size in the continent to Brazil and eighth in the world. Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,777,409 km² (1,078,000 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south.

Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/sa/ar.htm

Latin American Internet Usage

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http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats10.htm#spanish

Spanish in the Americas

Beginning in the 1400s, Spanish explorers, conquistadors, and colonizers carried their language to Central America, South America, and parts of North America.

Both the Castilian and Andalusian dialects made the trip. Castilian was used in administrative and cultural centers such as Mexico City, Mexico; Potosí, Bolivia; and Lima, Peru. These cities retained close links to the Spanish capital of Madrid, which was in the Castile region. But because many of the people involved in expeditions were from Andalucía, the Andalusian dialect also traveled to the Spanish colonies.

It became dominant in Argentina and Central America, which were regions remote from the influence of the Spanish government's administrative centers. Spain lost control of its American colonies in the 1800s, but the Spanish language remained and is now the official language of almost every Latin American nation.


The Spanish spoken in the Americas differs somewhat from European Spanish today because many words were borrowed from the languages of the indigenous peoples. Most of these words reflect features unique to the new territories, such as proper names, plants and animals, and geographic features.
Source: http://www.alsintl.com/resources