Outline of Chile

The Flag of Chile

The Coat of arms of Chile

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chile:

Chile  – country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern and central Chile was under Inca rule while independent Mapuche inhabited south-central Chile. Chile declared its independence from Spain on 12 February 1818. Today Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power, and an emerging economy.

• Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪliː/; Spanish: [ˈtʃile]
• Common English country name: Chile
• Official English country name: The Republic of Chile
• Ethnic structure of Chile: 60% White 39% Mestizo 1% Indigenous
• Common endonym(s): Chile
• Official endonym(s): República de Chile
• Adjectival(s): Chilean
• Demonym(s): Chilean
• Etymology: Name of Chile
• International rankings of Chile
• ISO country codes: CL, CHL, 152
• ISO region codes: See CL
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cl

Geography of Chile

• Chile is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Latin America
      • South America
        • Southern Cone
  • Time zones:
    • Easter Island – UTC-06, October–March UTC-05
    • Rest of Chile (Except Magallanes Region)– UTC-04, October–March UTC-03
    • Magallanes Region - UTC-03
  • Extreme points of Chile
    • High: Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (22,615 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
    • North: tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru
    • Southernmost point can be either:
      • Mainland: Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands
      • Including Antártica: The South Pole
    • Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island
    • Easternmost point can be either:
      • Mainland: Nueva Island
      • Including Antártica: the 53rd meridian west over Antarctica
  • Land boundaries: 6,339 km (3,939 mi)

 Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi)

 Bolivia 860 km (534 mi)

 Peru 171 km (106 mi)

• Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)

• Population of Chile: 16,763,470 (2008) - 60th most populous country
• Area of Chile: 756,950 km² (292,260 sq mi) - 38th largest country
• Atlas of Chile

• Climate of Chile
• Environmental issues in Chile
• Ecoregions in Chile
• Renewable energy in Chile
• Geology of Chile
  • Earthquakes in Chile
  • Volcanism of Chile
• Protected areas of Chile
  • Biosphere reserves in Chile
  • National parks of Chile
• Wildlife of Chile
  • Flora of Chile
  • Fauna of Chile
    • Birds of Chile
    • Mammals of Chile

• Glaciers of Chile
• Islands of Chile
• Lakes of Chile
• Mountains of Chile
  • Volcanoes in Chile
• Rivers of Chile
• World Heritage Sites in Chile

List of ecoregions in Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

• Regions of Chile
  • Provinces of Chile
    • Communes of Chile

List of cities in Chile

• Capital of Chile: Santiago

Demographics of Chile

Politics of Chile

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Chile: Santiago
• Elections in Chile
• Political parties in Chile
• Political scandals in Chile

Government of Chile

• Head of state: President of Chile, Gabriel Boric (2022-)
• Head of government: President of Chile, Gabriel Boric (2022-)
• Cabinet of Chile

• National Congress of Chile (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Chile
  • Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Chile

Court system of Chile

• Supreme Court of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

• List of diplomatic missions in Chile
• List of diplomatic missions of Chile

The Republic of Chile is a member of:^[1]

Law of Chile

• Cannabis in Chile
• Constitution of Chile
• Crime in Chile
• Human rights in Chile
  • LGBT rights in Chile
  • Freedom of religion in Chile
• Law enforcement in Chile

Military of Chile

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Chile
• Forces
  • Army of Chile
  • Navy of Chile
  • Air Force of Chile
  • Lautaro Special Operations Brigade

Local government in Chile

History of Chile

• Timeline of the history of Chile
• Current events of Chile

Culture of Chile

• Architecture of Chile
• Cuisine of Chile
• Languages of Chile
• National symbols of Chile
  • Coat of arms of Chile
  • Flag of Chile
  • National anthem of Chile
• People of Chile
• Prostitution in Chile
• Public holidays in Chile
• Religion in Chile
  • Christianity in Chile
  • Hinduism in Chile
  • Islam in Chile
  • Judaism in Chile
• World Heritage Sites in Chile

• Art in Chile
  • Museums in Chile
• Cinema of Chile
• Literature of Chile
• Music of Chile
• Newspapers in Chile
• Television in Chile
• Theatre in Chile
  • Municipal Theatre of Santiago
  • Ictus Theatre

• Football in Chile
• Chile at the Olympics

Economy of Chile

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 43rd (forty-third)
• Agriculture in Chile
• Banking in Chile
  • Central Bank of Chile
• Communications in Chile
  • Internet in Chile
• Companies of Chile
• Currency of Chile: Peso
  • ISO 4217: CLP
• Energy in Chile
• Health care in Chile
• Mining in Chile
• Ministry of Finance
• Santiago Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Chile
• Transport in Chile
  • Airports in Chile
  • Rail transport in Chile
• Water supply and sanitation in Chile

Education in Chile

• Chilean Traditional Universities

Chile

• All pages with titles containing Chile
• All pages with titles containing Chilean
• Index of Chile-related articles
• List of Chile-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

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Official resources

• Gobierno - Government (English version)
  • Ministerio del Interior - Interior Ministry
  • Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministerio de Hacienda - Ministry of Finance (English version)
• Congreso Nacional - National Congress
  • Senado - Senate
  • Cámara de Diputados - Chamber of Deputies
  • Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional - Library of National Congress
• Poder Judicial - Judiciary
• Banco Central - Central Bank (English version)
• Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) - National Statistics Institute

General information

• Atacama, Chile Web Site
• Atacama Chile
• Chile at Curlie
• Several links compiled by LANIC
• Council of Hemispheric Affairs An independent source of Latin American News and Opinion
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Chile
• Invest in Chile
• Native flora species
• Chile travel ideas

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