Chile

South America, Americas

Urban %

#22of 194 countries

88.8%

About the size of Zambia

756.1K km² against 752.6K km². Total area, REST Countries.

251% of world median

GDP per person

Method

Median among 189 other countries with data. GDP per person is not household income.

World rankings

Sovereign states with data

Highest rankings

Lowest rankings

president of Chile from 1970 to 1973

Photo: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, CC BY 3.0 cl

commander of Chilean independence forces

Photo: José Gil de Castro, Public domain

songwriter of Gracias a la Vida

Photo: Revista Argentina "Panorama", Public domain

poet and Nobel laureate

Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain

poet and first Latin American woman laureate

Photo: Anna Riwkin-Brick, Public domain

The capital of Chile is Santiago. Santiago is the seat of national government for Chile, a country in South America.

Chile has a population of about 19.7 million people, the 65th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Chile covers 756,102 square kilometers (291,932 square miles), making Chile the 38th largest country in the world by area.

Chile borders 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Life expectancy at birth in Chile is 81.2 years, the 43rd highest of any country in the world.

Chile is in Americas, in the South America region. Chile is one of 55 countries and territories in Americas.