Country guide
Chile
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Chile.
Key facts
- Capital
- Santiago
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 756,102 km²
- Population
- 20,206,953
Neighboring countries
Chile has 3 land neighbors in the country data.
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Peru
Learn Chile
Santiago is Chile's capital. Chile is the longest north-south trending country in the world, stretching about 4,270 kilometers from north to south while averaging only 177 kilometers in width.
Chile covers 756,102 square kilometers and borders Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, with Argentina its largest neighbor. Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, with some weather stations never recording rainfall.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, measuring magnitude 9.5, is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
Trivia
- Chile's Rapa Nui became famous for its monumental moai stone figures.
- Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, with some weather stations never recording rainfall.
- Chile stretches about 4,270 kilometers from north to south while averaging only 177 kilometers in width, making it the longest north-south trending country in the world.
- The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, measuring magnitude nine point five, is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
- Chile has been the world's largest copper producer every year since 1983.
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