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”) | |
Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green | |
| Capital and largest city | Santiagoa |
| National language | Spanish |
| Religion (2022)[1] |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Gabriel Boric | |
| Juan Antonio Coloma | |
| Vlado Mirosevic | |
| Juan Fuentes Belmar | |
| 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[2] km2 (291,930.4 sq mi) (37th) |
• Water (%) | 2.1 (as of 2015)[3] |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 18,549,457[4] (65th) |
• Density | 24/km2 (62.2/sq mi) (198th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
| Gini (2021) | high |
| HDI (2021) | very high · 42nd |
| 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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