| Republic of Chile República de Chile (Spanish) |
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Motto: Por la razón o la fuerza
"By right or might" (Spanish)[1] |
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Chile (Spanish)
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Capital
(and largest city) | Santiago de Chile1
33°26′S70°40′W / 33.433°S 70.667°W / -33.433; -70.667 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
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| Demonym | Chilean |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialrepublic |
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| - | President of the Republic | Sebastián Piñera |
| - | Minister of the Interior and Public Security | Rodrigo Hinzpeter |
| - | President of the Senate | Jorge Pizarro |
| - | President of the Chamber of Deputies | Alejandra Sepúlveda |
| - | President of the Supreme Court | Milton Juica |
| Independence | from Spain |
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| - | Declared | February 12, 1818 |
| - | Recognized | April 25, 1844 |
| - | Current constitution |
September 11, 1980 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 756,950 km2 (38th)
292,183 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.07² |
| Population |
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| - | 30 June 2010 estimate | 17,094,270 (60th) |
| - | 2002 census | 15,116,435 |
| - | Density | 22/km2 (194th)
57/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $276.338 billion[2] |
| - | Per capita | $14,939[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $222.788 billion[2] |
| - | Per capita | $12,805[2] |
| Gini (2006) | 52.0[3] (high) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.783[4] (high) (44th) |
| Currency | Peso (CLP) |
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| Time zone | CLT or EAST3(UTC-4 to -6) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3 to -5) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | CL |
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| Internet TLD | .cl |
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| Calling code | +56 |
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| 1 | The legislature is based in Valparaíso |
| 2 | Includes Easter Island and Isla Sala y Gómez; does not include 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of territory claimed in Antarctica |
| 3 | The mainland uses UTC-4, in summer DSTUTC-3; Easter Island uses UTC-6, in summer DST UTC-5. |
