Chile

Official name: Republic of Chile
Also known as: República de Chile (Spanish)

Flag of Chile
Capital of Chile: Santiago
Area of Chile: 756,102 km² (291,932 mi²) (38th)
Population of Chile: 19,764,771 (66th) - (2024 est.)
Location: in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Languages of Chile: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Religions of Chile: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Ethnic groups of Chile: Of the total indigenous population, 79.8% declared themselves Mapuche; 7.2%, Aymara; 4.1%, Diaguita; 1.6%, Quechua; 1.4%, Atacameño; 0.9%, Colla; 0.4%, Rapa Nui; 0.1%, Kawésqar and 0.1%, Yaghan. 1.3% identified with another and 3.1% identified as indigenous but it has not been said which (2017 census)
Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)
Time zone of Chile: UTC−3, −4, −6 (CLST, CLT, EAST), Summer (DST) UTC−3, −5 (CLST, EASST)
note: Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica, and Aysén Region observes UTC−3 year-round.
Calling code: (+56)
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Border countries (3): Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi), Bolivia 860 km (534 mi), Peru 171 km (106 mi)
Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Pacific Ocean

Administrative divisions: 13 regions (regiones, sing. – region):
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Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso.

Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower, thermal power, nutrient-rich ocean currents.
Geography — note: strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); the Atacama Desert is one of the world's driest regions.