Republic of Chile República de Chile (Spanish) Indigenous names of Chile
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.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 | ||||||||
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| Religion | See Religion in Chile | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Chilean | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||||||
| Sebastián Piñera | |||||||||
| Adriana Muñoz D`Albora | |||||||||
| Diego Paulsen Kehr | |||||||||
| 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 (%) | 1.07b | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2017 census | 17,574,003[4] (64th) | ||||||||
• Density | 24/km2 (62.2/sq mi) (198th) | ||||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate | ||||||||
• Total |  $528.300 billion[5] (42nd) | ||||||||
• Per capita | $27,150[5] (57th) | ||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate | ||||||||
• Total | $308.505 billion[5] (41st) | ||||||||
• Per capita | $15,854[5] (53rd) | ||||||||
| Gini (2017) |  44.4[6]medium | ||||||||
| HDI (2018) | 0.847[7] very high · 42nd | ||||||||
| Currency | Peso (CLP) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−4 and −6 (CLT and EASTc) | ||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 and -5 | ||||||||
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyy | ||||||||
| 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 western 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 kilometres (291,930 sq mi) and has a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. The capital and largest city is Santiago and the national language is Spanish.