Chile
Chile
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Republic of Chile
República de Chile (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Por la razón o la fuerza
"By reason or force" (Spanish)[1]
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Chile (Spanish)
Capital
(and largest city) Santiago1
33°26′S 70°40′W / 33.433°S 70.667°W / -33.433; -70.667
Official languages Spanish
Ethnic groups 65% Castizo, 30% White (Spanish, German, others), 5% Indigenous, (Mapuche, others)
Demonym Chilean
Government Representative democracy
- President Michelle Bachelet
Independence from Spain
- First National
Government Junta
September 18, 1810
- Declared February 12, 1818
- Recognized April 25, 1844
- Current constitution
September 11, 1980
Area
- Total 756,950 km2 (38th)
292,183 sq mi
- Water (%) 1.07²
Population
- June 2008 estimate 16,763,470 (60th)
- 2002 census 15,116,435
- Density 22/km2 (194th)
57/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
- Total $246.482 billion[2]
- Per capita $14,688[2] (59th)
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
- Total $181.464 billion[2] (45st)
- Per capita $10,813[2] (53rd)
Gini (2006) 54[3] (high)
HDI (2006) ▲ 0.874 (high) (40th)
Currency Peso (CLP)
Time zone n/a (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST) n/a (UTC-3)
Internet TLD .cl
Calling code 56
1 The legislative body operates in Valparaíso.
2 Includes Easter Island and Isla Sala y Gómez; does not include 1,250,000 km² (482,628 sq mi) of territory claimed in Antarctica.
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile), is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. It is one of only two countries in South America that does not...
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