COUNTRY GUIDE · South America
Chile
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Chile.
Chile at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Santiago
- REGION
- South America
- POPULATION
- 19,700,000
- AREA
- 756,102 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- Unidad de Fomento (CLF)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
World's Driest Desert
The Atacama is among the driest nonpolar places on Earth.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Chile
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is famous for its monumental stone moai statues.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Chile in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 756,102 km² and a population of approximately 19,700,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.