Area: 756.826 Km²
Population: 15.328.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 20 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Santiago (4.890.000 pop.)
Major cities: Concepción 300.000 pop., Viña del Mar 300.000 pop., Valparaíso 290.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mestizo 67%, White 28%, Amerindian 5%
Border countries: Peru NORTH, Bolivia NORTH-EAST, Argentina EAST

Principal mountains: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6863 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: Lake General Carrera (or Lake Buenos Aires) 1359 Km² (chilean part, total 2240 Km²), Lake Llanquihue 780 Km², Lake O'Higgins (or Lake San Martin) 492 Km² (chilean part, total 1013 Km²)
Principal islands: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego 47.000 Km² (total, with argentine part), Isla de Chiloé 8395 Km²
Climate: Tropical - temperate

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)

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