The Flag of Chile
An enlargeable relief map of Chile

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

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. According to the 2024 census, Chile had an enumerated population of 18.5 million. The country covers a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi), sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. It also administers several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city is Santiago, and the official and national language is Spanish.

General reference

Geography of Chile

Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymy
Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymy.

Geography of Chile

Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi) Bolivia 860 km (534 mi) Peru 171 km (106 mi) Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)

Environment of Chile

An enlargeable satellite image of Chile

Natural geographic features of Chile

Regions of Chile

Ecoregions of Chile

List of ecoregions in Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

Cities of Chile

List of cities in Chile

Demography of Chile

Demographics of Chile

Government and politics of Chile

Politics of Chile

Branches of government

Government of Chile

Executive branch of the government of Chile

Legislative branch of the government of Chile

Judicial branch of the government of Chile

Court system of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

International organization membership

The Republic of Chile is a member of:

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 15 (G15) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (accession state) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate) Unión Latina Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Chile

Law of Chile

Military of Chile

Military of Chile

Local government in Chile

Local government in Chile

History of Chile

History of Chile

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

Culture of Chile

Culture of Chile

Media in Chile

Sports in Chile

Economy and infrastructure of Chile

Economy of Chile

Education in Chile

Education in Chile

See also

Chile

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Chile

Official resources

  • - Government () - Interior Ministry - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance ([dead link])
  • - National Congress - Senate 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - Chamber of Deputies - Library of National Congress
  • - Judiciary
  • - Central Bank ()
  • - National Statistics Institute

General information

  • Chile travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • An independent source of Latin American News and Opinion