chile

Capital: Santiago Population: 16,572,475 Official Languages: Spanish Time Zone: −4 and −6 Summer −3 and −5 Dialing Code: +56

Government: Unitary presidential Area: 756,096.3 km2 Ethnic Groups: 65% Mestizo, 30% White Currency : Peso (CLP) ISO 3166 code: CL

Basic Info

Chile, is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

Geography

A long and narrow coastal Southern Cone country on the west side of the Andes Mountains, Chile stretches over 4,630 kilometres (2,880 mi) north to south, but only 430 kilometres (265 mi) at its widest point east to west. This encompasses a remarkable variety of landscapes. It contains 756,950 square kilometres (292,260 sq mi) of land area. It is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire. Including its offshore islands, but excluding its Antarctic claim, Chile lies between latitudes 17° and 56°S, and longitudes 66° and 81°W.

Climate

The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world's driest desert in the north—the Atacama—through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. According to the Köppen system, Chile within its borders hosts at least seven major climatic subtypes. There are four seasons in most of the country: summer (December to February), autumn (March to May), winter (June to August), and spring (September to November).

Religion

70 percent of the population over age 14 identified as Roman Catholic and 15.1 percent as evangelical.

Administrative divisions

Chile is divided into 15 regions, each headed by an intendant appointed by the president. The regions are further divided into provinces, with provincial governors also appointed by the president. Finally each province is divided into communes which are administered by municipalities, each with its own mayor and council elected for four-year terms.

Each region is designated by a name and a Roman numeral, assigned from north to south. The only exception is the Santiago Metropolitan Region which is designated RM (Región Metropolitana).

Two new regions were created in 2006 and became operative in October 2007; Los Ríos in the south (Region XIV), and Arica y Parinacota in the north (Region XV). The numbering scheme skipped Region XIII.

Key	Name	Capital	Map
XV	Arica y Parinacota	Arica
i	Tarapaca	iquique
ii	Antofagasta	Antofagasta
iii	Atacama	Copiapo
iV	Coquimbo	La Serena
V	Valparaiso	Valparaíso
RM	Metropolitana de Santiago	Santiago
Vi	Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Rancagua
Vii	Maule	Talca
Viii	Bío Bío	Concepcion
iX	La Araucanía	Temuco
XiV	Los Ríos	Valdivia
X	Los Lagos	Puerto Montt
Xi	Aysen del General Carlos ibáñez del Campo	Coyhaique
Xii	Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena	Punta Arenas

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