FACTS

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

- Recognized 25 April 1844

- Current constitution 11 September 1980

Area

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

- Water (%) 1.07^c

Population

- 2012 estimate 17,402,630^[4] (62nd)

- 2002 census 15,116,435^[5]

- Density 23/km² (194th)
59/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2013 estimate

- Total $341.914 billion^[6] (43rd)

- Per capita $19,475^[6] (55th)

GDP (nominal) 2013 estimate

- Total $285.703 billion^[6] (38th)

- 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 EAST^d (UTC−4 and −6)

- Summer (DST) CLST and EASST (UTC−3 and −5)

Drives on the right

^a. 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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