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Republic of Chile
República de Chile  (Spanish)
Motto: 
  • Por la razón o la fuerza
  • (English: "By reason or by force")
Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Chile"
Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
Capital
and largest city
Santiagoa
33°26′S70°40′W / 33.433°S 70.667°W / -33.433; -70.667
National languageSpanish
Ethnic groups
(2012)[1]
Religion
(2020)[2]
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutional republic
Sebastián Piñera
Ximena Rincón
Diego Paulsen
Elisa Loncón
LegislatureNational Congress
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
from Spain
18 September 1810
12 February 1818
• Recognized
25 April 1844
11 September 1980
Area
• Total
756,096.3[3] km2 (291,930.4 sq mi) (37th)
• Water (%)
2.1 (as of 2015)[4]
Population
• 2017 census
17,574,003[5] (64th)
• Density
24/km2 (62.2/sq mi) (198th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $456.394 billion[6] (43rd)
• Per capita
Decrease $23,455[6] (57th)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $245.414 billion[6] (45th)
• Per capita
Decrease $12,612[6] (55th)
Gini (2017)Negative increase 46[7]
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.851[8]
very high · 43rd
CurrencyChilean peso (CLP)
Time zoneUTC−4 and −6 (CLT and EASTc)
• Summer (DST)
UTC-3 and −5
April to September
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+56
ISO 3166 codeCL
Internet TLD.cl
  1. Legislature is based in Valparaíso.
  2. Includes Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez; does not include 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of territory claimed in Antarctica.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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