Chile

Basic facts about Chile

Country name: Chile
Capital: Santiago
Country code: 236
Continent: South America
Currency name: Chilean peso
Independence: 1810-09-18 00:00:00
Independent from: from Spain
Total area (km2): 756,102
Land area (km2): 743,812
Water area (km2): 12,290
Population: 17,216,945
Population note: 17,216,945 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Spanish
All languages: Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
Time zone: CLT or EAST (UTC−4 and −6) - Summer (DST) CLST or EASST (UTC−3 and −5)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +56
Domain: .cl