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Region: South America

Capital: Santiago

Population: 18,057,780

Area Total: 756,950

Area Land: 748,800

Climate: Temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Antofagasta 309,832 2020
Puente Alto 510,814 2020
Santiago 4,837,295 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 18,057,780
Area Total: 756,950km2
Area Land: 748,800km2
Coast Line: 6,435km
Capital: Santiago
Climate: Temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south.
Languages: Spanish
Currency: 1 Chilean peso (Ch$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 18 September (1810), Pedro Pablo Day is 29 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 62.00°F
July: °C / 47.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 41.8"


Boundaries
Argentina 5,150 km
Bolivia 861 km
Peru 160 km


Ethnic Divisions
European and European-Indigenous 95.00%
Indigenous 3.00%
Other 2.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 89.00%
Protestant 11.00%
Jewish 0.00%

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