The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chile:

General reference

• Pronunciation: ,

• Common English country name: Chile

• Official English country name: The Republic of Chile

• Ethnic structure of Chile: 60% White 39% Mestizo 1% Indigenous

• Common endonym(s): Chile

• Official endonym(s): República de Chile

• Adjectival(s): Chilean

• Demonym(s): Chilean

• Etymology: Name of Chile

• International rankings of Chile

• ISO country codes: CL, CHL, 152

• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CL

• Internet country code top-level domain: .cl

Geography of Chile

Geography of Chile

• Chile is: a country

Location:

• Southern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Latin America

South America

• Southern Cone

Time zones:

• Easter Island – UTC-06, October–March UTC-05

• Rest of Chile (Except Magallanes Region)– UTC-04, October–March UTC-03

• Magallanes Region - UTC-03

Extreme points of Chile

• High: Ojos del Salado

• Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m

• North: tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru

Southernmost point can be either:

• Mainland: Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands

• Including Antártica: The South Pole

• Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island

Easternmost point can be either:

• Mainland: Nueva Island

• Including Antártica: the 53rd meridian west over Antarctica

• Land boundaries:

  Coastline:

  Population of Chile: 16,763,470 (2008) - 63rd most populous country

• Area of Chile: - 38th largest country

• Atlas of Chile

Environment of Chile

• Climate of Chile

• Environmental issues in Chile

• Ecoregions in Chile

• Renewable energy in Chile

Geology of Chile

• Earthquakes in Chile

• Volcanism of Chile

Protected areas of Chile

• Biosphere reserves in Chile

• National parks of Chile

Wildlife of Chile

• Flora of Chile

Fauna of Chile

• Birds of Chile

• Mammals of Chile

Natural geographic features of Chile

• Glaciers of Chile

• Islands of Chile

• Lakes of Chile

Mountains of Chile

• Volcanoes in Chile

• Rivers of Chile

• World Heritage Sites in Chile

Regions of Chile

Ecoregions of Chile

List of ecoregions in Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

Regions of Chile

Provinces of Chile

• Communes of Chile

Cities of Chile

List of cities in Chile

• Capital of Chile: Santiago

Demography of Chile

Demographics of Chile

Government and politics of Chile

Politics of Chile

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic

• Capital of Chile: Santiago

• Elections in Chile

• Political parties in Chile

• Political scandals in Chile

Branches of government

Government of Chile

Executive branch of the government of Chile

• Head of state: President of Chile, José Antonio Kast (2026-)

• Head of government: President of Chile, José Antonio Kast (2026-)

• Cabinet of Chile

Legislative branch of the government of Chile

National Congress of Chile (bicameral)

• Upper house: Senate of Chile

• Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Chile

Judicial branch of the government of Chile

Court system of Chile

• Supreme Court of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

• List of diplomatic missions in Chile

• List of diplomatic missions of Chile

International organization membership

The Republic of Chile is a member of:

• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)

• Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

• Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

• Group of 15 (G15)

• Group of 77 (G77)

• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)

• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)

• International Development Association (IDA)

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)

• International Finance Corporation (IFC)

• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

• International Labour Organization (ILO)

• International Maritime Organization (IMO)

• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• International Olympic Committee (IOC)

• International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

• Latin American Economic System (LAES)

• Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (accession state)

• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

• Organization of American States (OAS)

• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

• Rio Group (RG)

• Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate)

• Unión Latina

• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)

• United Nations (UN)

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)

• United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)

• Universal Postal Union (UPU)

• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)

• World Customs Organization (WCO)

• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Chile

Law of Chile

• Cannabis in Chile

• Constitution of Chile

• Crime in Chile

Human rights in Chile

• LGBT rights in Chile

• Freedom of religion in Chile

• Law enforcement in Chile

Military of Chile

Military of Chile

Command

Commander-in-chief:

• Ministry of Defence of Chile

Forces

• Army of Chile

• Navy of Chile

• Air Force of Chile

• Lautaro Special Operations Brigade

Local government in Chile

Local government in Chile

History of Chile

History of Chile

• Timeline of the history of Chile

• Current events of Chile

Culture of Chile

Culture of Chile

• Architecture of Chile

• Cuisine of Chile

• Languages of Chile

National symbols of Chile

• Coat of arms of Chile

• Flag of Chile

• National anthem of Chile

• People of Chile

• Prostitution in Chile

• Public holidays in Chile

Religion in Chile

• Christianity in Chile

• Hinduism in Chile

• Islam in Chile

• Judaism in Chile

• World Heritage Sites in Chile

Media in Chile

Art in Chile

• Museums in Chile

• Cinema of Chile

• Literature of Chile

• Music of Chile

• Newspapers in Chile

• Television in Chile

Theatre in Chile

• Municipal Theatre of Santiago

• Ictus Theatre

Sports in Chile

• Football in Chile

• Chile at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Chile

Economy of Chile

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 43rd (forty-third)

• Agriculture in Chile

Banking in Chile

• Central Bank of Chile

Communications in Chile

• Internet in Chile

• Companies of Chile

Currency of Chile: Peso

• ISO 4217: CLP

• Energy in Chile

• Health care in Chile

• Mining in Chile

• Ministry of Finance

• Santiago Stock Exchange

• Tourism in Chile

Transport in Chile

• Airports in Chile

• Rail transport in Chile

• Water supply and sanitation in Chile

Education in Chile

Education in Chile

See also

Chile

• List of Chile-related topics

• List of international rankings

• Member state of the United Nations

• Outline of geography

• Outline of South America

References

External links

1. Official resources

Gobierno - Government (English version)

• Ministerio del Interior - Interior Ministry

• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Ministerio de Hacienda - Ministry of Finance (English version)

Congreso Nacional - National Congress

• Senado - Senate

• Cámara de Diputados - Chamber of Deputies

• Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional - Library of National Congress

  Poder Judicial - Judiciary

• Banco Central - Central Bank (English version)

• Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) - National Statistics Institute

• General information

• Atacama, Chile Web Site

• Atacama Chile

• Several links compiled by LANIC

• Council of Hemispheric Affairs An independent source of Latin American News and Opinion

• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Chile

• Invest in Chile

• Native flora species

• Chile travel ideas