Chile β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Chile covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Chile
The capital of Chile is Santiago. It has a population of approximately 20.2M. The country covers an area of 756,102 kmΒ². It is located in South America.
The longest country in the world from north to south (about 4,300 km).
Geography
Chile is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 756,102 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Chile has a population of approximately 20,206,953 people. Population density is around 26.7 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Chilean.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Chile reports a nominal GDP of about $330.3 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 13.1% of GDP in 2000. The official currency is the Chilean peso (CLP, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 892.46 CLP.
Culture & Time
Chile spans 2 time zones (including UTC-06:00, UTC-04:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.cl.
Government & Status
The capital of Chile is Santiago. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +56. Its FIFA country code is CHI, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CL.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.