Outline of Chile

The Flag of Chile

The Coat of arms of Chile

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Chile

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

Chile – country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern and central Chile was under Inca rule while independent Mapuche inhabited south-central Chile. Chile declared its independence from Spain on 12 February 1818. Today Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power, and an emerging economy.

General reference 1
Geography of Chile 2
- Environment of Chile 2.1
  - Natural geographic features of Chile 2.1.1
- Regions of Chile 2.2
  - Ecoregions of Chile 2.2.1
  - Administrative divisions of Chile 2.2.2
    - Cities of Chile 2.2.2.1
- Demography of Chile 2.3
Government and politics of Chile 3
- Branches of government 3.1
  - Executive branch of the government of Chile 3.1.1
  - Legislative branch of the government of Chile 3.1.2
  - Judicial branch of the government of Chile 3.1.3
- Foreign relations of Chile 3.2
  - International organization membership 3.2.1
- Law and order in Chile 3.3
- Military of Chile 3.4
- Local government in Chile 3.5
History of Chile 4
Culture of Chile 5
- Media in Chile 5.1
- Sports in Chile 5.2
Economy and infrastructure of Chile 6
Education in Chile 7
See also 8
References 9
External links 10

General reference

Pronunciation: ; Spanish:
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

Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymy.

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 – UTC-04, October–March UTC-03
- Extreme points of Chile
  - High: Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (22,615 ft)
  - 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: 6,339 km (3,939 mi)

Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi)

Bolivia 860 km (534 mi)

Peru 171 km (106 mi)

Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)

Population of Chile: 16,763,470 (2008) - 60th most populous country
Area of Chile: 756,950 km² (292,260 sq mi) - 38th largest country

Environment of Chile

An enlargeable satellite image of Chile

Natural geographic features of Chile

Regions of Chile

Ecoregions of Chile

In here

Administrative divisions of Chile

Regions of Chile
- Provinces of Chile
  - Communes of Chile

Cities of Chile

Capital of Chile: Santiago

Demography of Chile

Government and politics of Chile

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Chile: Santiago

Branches of government

Foreign relations of Chile

International organization membership

The Republic of Chile is a member of:^[1]

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)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (accession state)
Organization 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

Military of Chile

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Chile
Forces
Military history of Chile
Military ranks of Chile

Local government in Chile

History of Chile

Main article: Current events of Chile

Military history of Chile

Culture of Chile

Media in Chile

Sports in Chile

Economy and infrastructure of Chile

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

Education in Chile

Chilean Traditional Universities

References

External links

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
Chile at DMOZ
Outline of Chile travel guide from Wikivoyage
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

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Outline of Chile

Outline of Chile

Contents

General reference

Geography of Chile

Environment of Chile

Natural geographic features of Chile

Regions of Chile

Ecoregions of Chile

Administrative divisions of Chile

Cities of Chile

Demography of Chile

Government and politics of Chile

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Chile

Legislative branch of the government of Chile

Judicial branch of the government of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

International organization membership

Law and order in Chile

Military of Chile

Local government in Chile

History of Chile

Culture of Chile

Media in Chile

Sports in Chile

Economy and infrastructure of Chile

Education in Chile

See also

References

External links

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