o do with 4domestic imperatives than with international threats. Never theless, the size and strength of the country's military forces cause concern among Chile's South American neighbors (Cusack, 1987).
Chile's population approximates 12.6 million (London Institute for Strategic Studies, 1989). Approximately 92 percent of the population are mestizo (mixed native and Euro ean), while six percent are native, and two percent are Euro pean (Paxton, 1990). Approximately 83 percent of the popula tion lives in urban areas (The World Bank, 1989). Sixty three percent of the population is in the working age bracket 15 to 64 years old (The World Bank, 1989). During the 1980 1986 time period, population growth averaged 1.7 percent annually, which was well below the average for developing countries (The World Bank, 1989). Population stabilization is expected to be attained in the year 2000, which is far earlier that the expec tations fo
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