Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Chile
Republic of Chile República de Chile (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: Por la razón o la fuerza ("By reason or by force") | |
| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Chile ("National Anthem of Chile") | |
.svg) Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green | |
| Capital and largest city | Santiagoa 33°26′S 70°40′W / 33.433°S 70.667°W |
| National language | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2012)[1] |
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| Religion (2020)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Sebastián Piñera | |
| Ximena Rincón | |
| Diego Paulsen | |
| María Elisa Quinteros | |
| Guillermo Silva | |
| Legislature | National Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Spain | |
| 18 September 1810 | |
• Declared | 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 |  $456.394 billion[6] (43rd) |
• Per capita | $23,455[6] (57th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $245.414 billion[6] (45th) |
• Per capita | $12,612[6] (55th) |
| Gini (2021) |  46[7]high |
| HDI (2019) |  0.851[8]very high · 43rd |
| Currency | Chilean peso (CLP) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 and −6 (CLT and EASTc) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 and −5 |
| April to September | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +56 |
| ISO 3166 code | CL |
| Internet TLD | .cl |
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Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of 756,096 square kilometers (291,930 sq mi), with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. Chile is the southernmost country in the world, the closest to Antarctica, and borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish.