Country profile
Chile
Republic of Chile · South America
👥 Population
19,859,921
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Santiago
🗺 Area
756,102 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$357.37B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.878
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
26 /km²
💱 Currency
CLP
Chilean peso
🗣 Languages
Spanish
About Chile
Chile (officially Republic of Chile) is a country in South America, with Santiago as its capital. It is home to roughly 19.86 million people, giving a population density of about 26 people per square kilometre. The country covers 756,102 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $357.37B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.878. The official currency is the Chilean peso (CLP), and the main language is Spanish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$715.11B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$36,181
GDP growth
2.5%
Inflation
4.2%
Unemployment
9.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs
Fertility rate
1.14
Pop. growth
0.5%
Urban population
89.2%
Infant mortality /1k
5.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
95.6%
Literacy rate
96.4%
Physicians /1k
3.33
Renewable energy
24.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Santiago
Currency
CLP
Dialing code
+56
Internet TLD
.cl
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Fun facts about Chile
- Chile is the 65th most populous country in the world, with about 19.86 million people.
- By land area it is the 37th-largest country in the world, covering 756,102 km².
- It has the world's 44th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($357.37B).
- Chile shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.878.
- Chile has a population density of about 26 people per square kilometre.
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