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Chile

Republic of Chile
Quick facts
Capital
Santiago
Population
18 m
Area
756,102 km²
Region
South America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Chilean peso ($)
Demonym
Chilean
UN member
Yes
How Chile compares
Economy size$330 B
42nd of 178 worldwide · 4th of 12 in South America
Income per person$16,710
58th of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 12 in South America
Life expectancy81.4 yrs
34th of 179 worldwide · 1st of 12 in South America
Internet access95.6%
23rd of 179 worldwide · 1st of 12 in South America
Military spending$5.1 B
45th of 163 worldwide · 3rd of 11 in South America
Highlights
GDP
$330 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$16,710

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
20 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
81.4 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.4%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
707

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
742,832 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
25.0%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
16.9%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
1.6%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$5.1 B

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Mapuche of the south and the moai-builders of Rapa Nui to the Spanish founding of Santiago in 1541, the independence sealed at Maipu in 1818, the nitrate wealth of the War of the Pacific, the rupture of 1973, the Pinochet dictatorship and the long democratic recovery.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.