Chile
(República de Chile (Republic of Chile))
Capital of Chile: Santiago
Population (Estimated July 2012): 17,067,369
Area: 756,096 km2 or 291,930 mi2
Currency: Peso (Ch$)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Unitary Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 70% of the population are Roman Catholic, 15.1% are Evangelical, 1.1% are Jehovas Witnesses, 5.6% have other religious beliefs and 8.3% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Nevado Ojos del Salado at 6,880m or 22,572ft
GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $243 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $281 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $16,100 (US$) or (GBP)
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): Between -4:00 and -6:00
Counties/Provinces/States: 15 regions (regiones, singular – region); Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso
Leaders: President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2018); note – the president is both chief of state and head of government.
Additional: Declared Independence from Spain the 12th of February 1818 but not recognised until the 25th of April 1844
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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