Republic of Chile

República de Chile (Spanish)

Motto:

"Por la razón o la fuerza" (Spanish)
"By right or might" [1]

Capitaland largest city

Santiago a 33°26′S 70°40′W

National language

Spanish

Ethnic groups (2013[3])

95.4% White / Mestizo
4.0% Amerindian
0.6% Others [2]

Demonym

Chilean

Government

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

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President of the Chamber of Deputies

Edmundo Eluchans (es)

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President of the Supreme Court

Rubén Ballesteros (es)

Legislature

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Independence from Spain

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First Government Junta

18 September 1810

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Declared

12 February 1818

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Recognized

25 April 1844

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Current constitution

11 September 1980

Area

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Total

756,096.3 km2 (38th)291,930.4 sq mi

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Water (%)

1.07c

Population

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2012 estimate

17,402,630[4] (62nd)

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2002 census

15,116,435[5]

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Density

23/km2 (194th)59/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2013 estimate

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Total

$341.914 billion[6] (43rd)

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Per capita

$19,475[6] (55th)

GDP (nominal)

2013 estimate

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Total

$285.703 billion[6] (38th)

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Per capita

$16,273[6] (49th)

Gini (2011)

50.3[7]high

HDI (2013)

0.819[8]very high · 40th

Currency

Peso (CLP)

Time zone

CLT and EASTd (UTC−4 and −6)

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Summer (DST)

CLST and EASST (UTC−3 and −5)

Drives on the

right

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Legislature is based in Valparaíso.

b.

Following party rules, Piñera left National Renewal before being sworn in as President.

c.

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.

d.

The mainland uses UTC−4 (UTC−3 in summer); Easter Island uses UTC−6 (UTC−5 in summer).

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