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Republic of Chile

Republic of Chile
República de Chile  (Spanish)
Flag of Chile
Coat of arms of Chile
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
  • "Por la razón o la fuerza" (Spanish)
  • "By right or might" 
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Chile shown in dark green; claimed but unrecognised Antarctic Territory shown in light green.
Chile shown in dark green; claimed but unrecognised Antarctic Territory shown in light green.
Capital
and largest city
Santiagoa
33°26′S 70°40′W / 33.433°S 70.667°W / -33.433; -70.667
National language Spanish
Ethnic groups (2012)
  • 88.9% White
  • 9.1% Mapuche
  • 0.7% Aymara
  • 1% other
  • (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana)
  • 0.3% unspecified
Demonym Chilean
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Michelle Bachelet
Legislature National Congress
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
18 September 1810
• Declared
12 February 1818
• Recognized
25 April 1844
11 September 1980 (amended in 1989 and 2005)
Area
• Total
756,096.3 km2 (291,930.4 sq mi) (38th)
• Water (%)
1.07b
Population
• 2015 estimate
18,006,407 (62nd)
• 2012 census
16,341,929
• Density
24/km2 (62.2/sq mi) (194th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$457.534 billion (42nd)
• Per capita
$25,415 (53rd)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$297.714 billion (38th)
• Per capita
$16,573 (49th)
Gini (2011)  50.3
high
HDI (2014) Increase 0.832
very high · 42nd
Currency Peso (CLP)
Time zone CLT and EASTc (UTC−3 and −5)
Drives on the right
Calling code +56
ISO 3166 code CL
Internet TLD .cl
  1. 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.

Coordinates: 30°S 71°W / 30°S 71°W / -30; -71

Chile (/ˈɪli/;Spanish: [ˈtʃile]), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: About this sound República de Chile ), is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.


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