Capital city:                          Santiago

Region:                                South America

Area:                                     756 950 km²

Population:                          15 328 467

Main cities:                          Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Concepcíon, Talcahuano, Temuco, Antofagasta,

                                              Rancagua, Arica, Talca, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas

Currency:                             Chilean peso

Dial code:                            56

Internet code:                      CI

Information: Chile is a South American country that is bordered by Peru at North, Bolivia and Argentina. The capital of this long country is called Santiago de Chile. Chile is an Indian word meaning "where the earth ends". Spanish is spoken, but also Amerindian languages that are not considered as official languages: the aymara, quechua, rapanui (on the Easter Island) and the mapudungún.