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About Chile

Located along the southwestern edge of South America, Chile is a captivating country that boasts a diverse range of landscapes and attractions. Bordered by Peru to the north, Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Chile is often referred to as the "Land of Fire and Ice" due to its incredible geographical contrasts.

Chile stretches over 2,670 miles (4,300 kilometers) from north to south, making it one of the longest north-south countries in the world. The country is characterized by a diverse terrain that includes the imposing Andes Mountains, the expansive Atacama Desert, fertile valleys, picturesque lakes, and a stunning coastline. From the arid north to the lush forests of Patagonia in the south, Chile offers many natural wonders for visitors to explore.

The Facts:
Flag: Flag of Chile
Capital: Santiago
Area: 291,933 sq mi (756,102 sq km)
Population: ~ 20,000,000
Official language: Spanish
Religion:
  • 62.1% Christianity
    • 52.6% Catholicism
    • 9.5% other Christian
  • 37.4% no religion
Ethnic groups:
  • 52.7% Chileans
  • 39.3% Mestizo
  • 8% Amerindian
Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)
Driving side: right
Calling code: +56
Internet TLD: .cl
Time zone: UTC−4 and −6 (CLT and EASTc)
Summer (DST) UTC-3 and −5 (April to September)
Gross domestic product (PPP):
  • $597.520 billion (Total)
  • $29,934 (Per capita)
Gross domestic product (nominal):
  • $344.400 billion (Total)
  • $17,253 (Per capita)
Official government website: www.gob.cl

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History of Chile

Chile's history is equally captivating. The country was inhabited by indigenous tribes for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. Spanish colonization brought significant cultural and social changes, eventually leading to Chilean independence in 1818. The years that followed witnessed political unrest and economic development, shaping Chile into the stable and prosperous nation it is today.

List of Largest Cities in Chile

Santiago, Chile's capital, is nestled in a valley surrounded by the Andes Mountains. Home to over 7 million people, Santiago is the country's cultural, political, and economic center. The city offers a blend of modern skyscrapers, colonial architecture, and vibrant neighborhoods.

Other major cities in Chile include Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its colorful hillside houses and bohemian atmosphere, and Concepción, a bustling city located in the Bio Bio region. These cities showcase Chile’s unique charm and offer a glimpse into its rich cultural heritage.

  1. Santiago (7,200,000)
  2. Valparaíso (1,060,000)
  3. Concepción (1,050,000)
  4. La Serena (550,000)
  5. Antofagasta (450,000)
  6. Temuco (400,000)
  7. Viña del Mar (350,000)
  8. Rancagua (340,000)
  9. Puerto Montt (330,000)
  10. Talca (310,000)
  1. Arica (260,000)
  2. Chillán (240,000)
  3. Los Ángeles (225,000)
  4. Calama (200,000)
  5. Colina (195,000)
  6. Quillota (185,000)
  7. Valdivia (183,000)
  8. Osorno (177,000)
  9. Copiapó (176,000)
  10. Curicó (170,000)
  1. Melipilla (150,000)
  2. Punta Arenas (146,000)
  3. Lampa (140,000)
  4. Gran San Antonio (138,000)
  5. Ovalle (125,000)
  6. Buin (117,000)
  7. Peñaflor (106,000)
  8. Linares (104,000)
  9. Paine (89,000)
  10. Los Andes (87,000)


Tourism in Chile

Chile has something to offer every traveler. One of the most popular attractions is Torres del Paine National Park, located in Patagonia. This national park is renowned for its towering granite peaks, turquoise-colored lakes, and stunning glaciers, making it a haven for hikers and nature enthusiasts.

San Pedro de Atacama, in northern Chile, is a desert oasis and a haven for stargazing. Its unique landscapes, including the otherworldly Moon Valley and the geothermal El Tatio Geysers, attract visitors from around the world. Additionally, the wine regions of Casablanca and Colchagua offer vineyard tours and tastings, allowing visitors to indulge in the country's acclaimed wines.

In summary, Chile is a country that enchants visitors with its natural beauty, from the stark landscapes of the Atacama Desert to the majestic peaks of Patagonia. With its vibrant cities, ancient history, and UNESCO World Heritage sites, Chile offers a unique blend of experiences. Whether you seek adventure, relaxation, or cultural immersion, Chile is sure to leave an indelible mark on your travels.

The Best Coastal Towns in Chile

  • Iquique
  • Antofagasta
  • La Serena
  • Caldera
  • Coquimbo
  • Tunquén
  • Puerto Montt
  • Isla Negra
  • Algarrobo
  • Cachagua

Main sights in Chile

  • Easter Island
  • Torres Del Paine National Park
  • Cape Horn
  • Atacama Desert
  • Valle de la Luna
  • Lauca National Park
  • Chiloé National Park
  • Pumalín National Park
  • Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
  • Los Pingüinos Natural Monument


Regions of Chile

List of Regions of Chile
Region Capital Area Population Provinces
Arica and Parinacota Arica 6,515 sq mi (16,873 sq km) 226,068 Arica, Parinacota
Tarapacá Iquique 16,303 sq mi (42,226 sq km) 330,558 Iquique, Tamarugal
Antofagasta Antofagasta 48,668 sq mi (126,049 sq km) 607,534 Tocopilla, El Loa, Antofagasta
Atacama Copiapó 29,026 sq mi (75,176 sq km) 286,168 Chañaral, Copiapó, Huasco
Coquimbo La Serena 15,668 sq mi (40,580 sq km) 757,586 Elqui, Limarí, Choapa
Valparaíso Valparaíso 6,331 sq mi (16,396 sq km) 1,815,902 Petorca, Los Andes, San Felipe de Aconcagua, Quillota, Quilpué, Valparaíso, San Antonio,  Isla de Pascua
Santiago Metropolitan Santiago 5,947 sq mi (15,403 sq km) 7,112,808 Santiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, Talagante
O'Higgins Rancagua 6,327 sq mi (16,387 sq km) 914,555 Cachapoal, Colchagua, Cardenal Caro
Maule Talca 11,697 sq mi (30,296 sq km) 1,044,950 Curicó, Talca, Linares, Cauquenes
Ñuble Chillán 5,088 sq mi (13,179 sq km) 480,609 Diguillín, Itata, Punilla
Biobío Concepción 9,224 sq mi (23,890 sq km) 1,556,805 Biobío, Concepción, Arauco
Araucanía Temuco 12,294 sq mi (31,842 sq km) 957,224 Malleco, Cautín
Los Ríos Valdivia 7,116 sq mi (18,430 sq km) 384,837 Valdivia, Ranco
Los Lagos Puerto Montt 18,758 sq mi (48,584 sq km) 828,708 Osorno, Llanquihue, Chiloé, Palena
Aysén Coyhaique 41,890 sq mi (108,494 sq km) 103,158 Coyhaique, Aysén, General Carrera, Capitán Prat
Magallanes Punta Arenas 51,078 sq mi (132,291 sq km) 166,533 Magallanes, Chilean Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, Última Esperanza


Provinces of Chile

List of Provinces of Chile
Region Capital Area Population Provinces
Antártica Chilena Puerto Williams 5,462 sq mi (14,146 sq km) 1,800 Magallanes
Antofagasta Antofagasta 26,175 sq mi (67,794 sq km) 400,000 Antofagasta
Arauco Lebu 2,107 sq mi (5,457 sq km) 170,000 Biobío
Arica Arica 3,369 sq mi (8,726 sq km) 212,000 Arica and Parinacota
Aysén Puerto Aysén 17,988 sq mi (46,589 sq km) 32,000 Aysén
Biobío Los Ángeles 5,787 sq mi (14,988 sq km) 395,000 Biobío
Cachapoal Rancagua 2,851 sq mi (7,384 sq km) 645,000 O'Higgins
Capitan Prat Cochrane 14,303 sq mi (37,044 sq km) 4,000 Aysén
Cardenal Caro Pichilemu 1,284 sq mi (3,325 sq km) 42,500 O'Higgins
Cauquenes Cauquenes 1,169 sq mi (3027 sq km) 67,500 Maule
Cautin Temuco 7,108 sq mi (18,409 sq km) 750,000 Araucanía
Chacabuco Colina 802 sq mi (2,076 sq km) 270,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Chañaral Chañaral 9,435 sq mi (24,436 sq km) 32,500 Atacama
Chiloe Castro 2,766 sq mi (7,165 sq km) 170,000 Los Lagos
Choapa Illapel 3,912 sq mi (10,132 sq km) 90,000 Coquimbo
Coihaique Coihaique 4,997 sq mi (12,943 sq km) 60,000 Aysén
Colchagua San Fernando 2,192 sq mi (5,678 sq km) 222,000 O'Higgins
Concepción Concepción 1,328 sq mi (3,439 sq km) 1,115,000 Biobío
Copiapó Copiapó 12,563 sq mi (32,539 sq km) 190,000 Atacama
Cordillera Puente Alto 2,134 sq mi (5,528 sq km) 615,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Curicó Curicó 2,811 sq mi (7,281 sq km) 290,000 Maule
Diguillín Bulnes 2,019 sq mi (5,229 sq km) 320,000 Ñuble
El Loa Calama 16,216 sq mi (42,000 sq km) 180,000 Antofagasta
Elqui La Serena 6,523 sq mi (16,895 sq km) 500,000 Coquimbo
General Carrera Chile Chico 4,602 sq mi (11,920 sq km) 7,500 Aysén
Huasco Vallenar 7,028 sq mi (18,202 sq km) 75,000 Atacama
Iquique Iquique 1,095 sq mi (2,835 sq km) 300,000 Tarapacá
Isla de Pascua Hanga Roa 63 sq mi (164 sq km) 5,800 Valparaíso
Itata Quirihue 841 sq mi (2,177 sq km) 54,000 Ñuble
Limarí Ovalle 5,233 sq mi (13,553 sq km) 170,000 Coquimbo
Linares Linares 3,877 sq mi (10,041 sq km) 255,000 Maule
Llanquihue Puerto Montt 5,744 sq mi (14,876 sq km) 410,000 Los Lagos
Los Andes Los Andes 1,242 sq mi (3,218 sq km) 110,000 Valparaíso
Magallanes Punta Arenas 14,054 sq mi (36,401 sq km) 132,000 Magallanes
Maipo San Bernardo 433 sq mi (1,121 sq km) 500,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Malleco Angol 5,186 sq mi (13,433 sq km) 203,000 Araucanía
Marga Marga Quilpué 358 sq mi (927 sq km) 335,000 Valparaíso
Melipilla Melipilla 1,574 sq mi (4,077 sq km) 185,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Osorno Osorno 3,561 sq mi (9,223 sq km) 235,000 Los Lagos
Palena Futaleufú 5,908 sq mi (15,302 sq km) 19,000 Los Lagos
Parinacota Putre 3,146 sq mi (8,147 sq km) 2,200 Arica and Parinacota
Petorca La Ligua 1,829 sq mi (4,736 sq km) 78,000 Valparaíso
Punilla San Carlos 2,009 sq mi (5,203 sq km) 107,000 Ñuble
Quillota Quillota 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) 195,000 Valparaíso
Ranco La Unión 3,178 sq mi (8,232 sq km) 92,500 Los Ríos
San Antonio San Antonio 622 sq mi (1,612 sq km) 145,000 Valparaíso
San Felipe de Aconcagua San Felipe 1,027 sq mi (2,659 sq km) 155,000 Valparaíso
Santiago Santiago 807 sq mi (2,090 sq km) 5,400,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Talagante Talagante 225 sq mi (582 sq km) 268,000 Santiago Metropolitan
Talca Talca 3,837 sq mi (9,938 sq km) 375,000 Maule
Tamarugal Pozo Almonte 15,209 sq mi (39,391 sq km) 21,000 Tarapacá
Tierra del Fuego Porvenir 8,723 sq mi (22,593 sq km) 8,500 Magallanes
Tocopilla Tocopilla 6,269 sq mi (16,236 sq km) 32,000 Antofagasta
Última Esperanza Puerto Natales 21,407 sq mi (55,444 sq km) 22,500 Magallanes
Valdivia Valdivia 3,937 sq mi (10,197 sq km) 275,000 Los Ríos
Valparaíso Valparaíso 772 sq mi (1,999 sq km) 751,000 Valparaíso


Geography of Chile

Major Islands and Archipelagos of Chile

  1. Tierra del Fuego
  2. Chiloé
  3. Wellington
  4. Riesco
  5. Hoste
  1. Santa Inés
  2. Navarino
  3. Magdalena
  4. Desolación
  5. Dawson
  1. Easter Island
  2. Campana
  3. Capitán Aracena
  4. Clarence
  5. Madre de Dios



Major Rivers of Chile

Rivers longer than 50 km in Chile:
  1. Loa (440km)
  2. Bío-Bío (380km)
  3. Maipo (250km)
  4. Maule (240km)
  5. Baker (170km)
  1. Rapel (167km)
  2. Copiapó (162km)
  3. Itata (140km)
  4. Valdivia (140km)
  1. Bueno (130km)
  2. Limarí (64km)
  3. Pascua (62km)
  4. Imperial (55km)



Lakes of Chile

Lakes with an area of more than 100 sq km:
  1. General Carrera (1850 sq km)
  2. O'Higgins (1058 sq km)
  3. Llanquihue (860 sq km)
  4. Cami (645 sq km)
  5. Ranco (442 sq km)
  6. Presidente Ríos (352 sq km)
  7. Cochrane (271 sq km)
  1. Greve (240 sq km)
  2. Rupanco (223 sq km)
  3. Del Toro (202 sq km)
  4. Todos los Santos (178.5 sq km)
  5. Villarrica (176 sq km)
  6. Puyehue (156 sq km)
  1. Palena (135 sq km)
  2. Del Laja (128.1 sq km)
  3. San Rafael (123 sq km)
  4. Calafquén (120.6 sq km)
  5. Panguipulli (116 sq km)
  6. Yelcho (110 sq km)



Mountains of Chile

30 highest mountains in Chile by elevation:
  1. Ojos del Salado - 6,891m (22,608 ft)
  2. Nevado Tres Cruces - 6,749m (22,142 ft)
  3. Llullaillaco - 6,739m (22,110 ft)
  4. Nevado Tres Cruces Central - 6,629m (21,749 ft)
  5. Incahuasi - 6,621m (21,722 ft)
  6. Tupungato - 6,570m (21,555 ft)
  7. El Muerto - 6,488m (21,286 ft)
  8. Parinacota - 6,348m (20,827 ft)
  9. Pomerape - 6,282m (20,610 ft)
  10. Tres Quebradas - 6,239m (20,469 ft)
  11. Pular - 6,233m (20,449 ft)
  12. Olivares - 6,216m (20,394 ft)
  13. Solo - 6,190m (20,308 ft)
  14. Aucanquilcha - 6,176m (20,262 ft)
  15. El Toro - 6,168m (20,236 ft)
  16. Las Tórtolas - 6,155m (20,194 ft)
  17. Alto - 6,148m (20,171 ft)
  18. El Ermitaño - 6,146m (20,164 ft)
  19. San Pedro - 6,145m (20,161 ft)
  20. Medusa - 6,130m (20,112 ft)
  21. Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas - 6,127m (20,102 ft)
  22. Barrancas Blancas - 6,119m (20,075 ft)
  23. Marmolejo - 6,108m (20,039 ft)
  24. San Pablo - 6,092m (19,987 ft)
  25. Colorados - 6,080m (19,948 ft)
  26. Guallatiri - 6,071m (19,918 ft)
  27. Nevado del Plomo - 6,070m (19,915 ft)
  28. Vicuñas - 6,067m (19,905 ft)
  29. El Fraile - 6,061m (19,885 ft)
  30. Acotango - 6,052m (19,856 ft)




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Last Updated: January 17, 2024