Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
23 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
4.52 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising and is not under direct government control; large number of privately owned TV stations; about 250 radio stations
Communications: Internet country code
.cl
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
95.59% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
8 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
1.74 million (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
133 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
26.2 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
grapes, milk, apples, wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, chicken, maize, sugar beets, pork (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
3.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
19.4% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$85.024 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$77.003 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$13.249 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$8.982 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$6.631 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$6.534 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$7.616 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$13.265 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$14.505 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
-$4.952 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$22.962 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$26.656 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$10.497 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$4.853 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
943.572 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
495.273 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
570.348 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
654.124 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
676.958 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
648.834 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
641.277 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
702.897 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
792.727 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
758.955 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
873.314 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
840.067 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
943.572 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
copper ore, refined copper, fish, carbonates, pitted fruits (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$94.746 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$85.665 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$70.774 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$69.625 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$78.238 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$84.405 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$77.571 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$79.592 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$100.881 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$107.039 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$103.256 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$111.123 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
33.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
15.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
58.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-30.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
23.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
-0.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
3.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
30.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
56.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$36,181 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$330.267 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$715.112 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
45.3 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
45.3 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
47.0 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
43.2 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
43.0 (2024 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
34.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.3% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, crude petroleum, cars, garments, trucks (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$69.052 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$73.118 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$70.152 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$76.480 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$87.716 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$82.754 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$68.217 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$103.694 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$118.928 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$100.082 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$99.239 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
3.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
4.35% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
3.79% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
2.18% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
2.43% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
2.56% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
3.05% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
4.52% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
11.64% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
7.58% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
4.30% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
10.088 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
6.50% (2022 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
21% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$402.902 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$405.500 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$424.832 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$450.892 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$491.688 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$491.062 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$565.982 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$578.173 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$581.187 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$596.556 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
2.15% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
1.75% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
1.36% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
3.99% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
0.63% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-6.14% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
11.31% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
2.15% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
0.52% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
2.64% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$22,554 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$22,468 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$23,257 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$24,295 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$25,612 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$25,351 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$29,090 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$30,932 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$33,145 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$71.1 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$60.6 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$59.0 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$66.2 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$66.5 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
$85.2 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
$97.1 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
$100.1 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$38.641 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$40.493 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$38.982 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$39.859 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$40.656 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$39.166 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$51.252 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$39.102 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$46.377 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$44.403 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
17.7% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
7.49% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
10.93% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
9.28% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
8.25% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
9.01% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
8.72% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
24.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
20.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
22.3% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
8.087 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
63,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
7.589 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
474,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
1.181 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
35.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: geothermal
0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
26.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
20.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
10.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
83.295 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
39.238 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
4.384 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
71.42 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
6.5 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
39.009 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
5.196 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
1.362 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
97.976 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
150 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
404,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
11,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
14.773 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
12.781 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
55.504 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
83.058 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
Environment: Environmental issues
air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; noise pollution; improper garbage disposal; soil degradation; widespread deforestation; pollution and ecosystem degradation from mining; wildlife conservation
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Kutralkura (2023)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
1
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
14.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 1.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 11.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
24.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
61.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
18.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
923.06 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
29.42 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
1.66 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
1.29 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
89.00% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
6.517 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
1% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
Geography: Area: land
743,812 sq km
Geography: Area: water
12,290 sq km
Geography: Coastline
6,435 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (highest volcano in the world)
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
1,871 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
30 00 S, 71 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
note 1: Chile is the longest country north-to-south in the world, extending across 39 degrees of latitude note 2: Chile is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes note 3: the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile is the driest desert in the world; Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) in the Atacama Desert is the highest active volcano in the world, Chile's tallest mountain, and the second-highest in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere; the volcano's small crater lake is the world's highest lake at 6,390 m
Geography: Irrigated land
9,094 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Argentina 6,691 km; Bolivia 942 km; Peru 168 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
7,801 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
14.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 1.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 11.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
24.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
61.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): fresh water lake(s)
Lago General Carrera (shared with Argentina) - 2,240 sq km; Lago O'Higgins (shared with Argentina) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Llanquihue - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Argentina) - 590 sq km
Geography: Map references
South America
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200/350 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis volcanism: significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Geography: Population distribution
90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated
Geography: Terrain
low coastal mountains, fertile central valley, rugged Andes in east
Government: Administrative divisions
16 regions ( regiones , singular - region ); Antofagasta, Araucanía, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Aysén, Biobío, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Ñuble, Región Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapacá, Valparaíso
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May; note - Punta Arenas observes DST throughout the year
Government: Capital: etymology
Santiago is named after Saint James, the patron saint of Spain (Santo Iago in Spanish); Valparaiso derives from the Spanish words valle (valley) and paraíso (paradise)
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
33 27 S, 70 40 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Capital: time zone note
Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Aysén and Magallanes regions, which do not use daylight savings time and remain at UTC-3 year-round; and Easter Island at UTC-5
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
yes
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
yes
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
5 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least four-sevenths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, the Constitutional Tribunal, electoral justice, the Council of National Security, or the constitutional amendment process, requires at least four-sevenths majority vote by both houses of Congress and approval by the president; the president can opt to hold a referendum when Congress and the president disagree on an amendment
Government: Constitution: history
many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; in September 2022 and again in December 2023, referendums presented for a new constitution were both defeated, and the September 1980 constitution remains in force
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Chile
Government: Country name: etymology
derivation of the name is unclear; it may come from a local word meaning either "land's end" or "cold," or a local word that was confused with the Mexican Spanish word chili , meaning a chili pepper, in reference to the area's shape
Government: Country name: local long form
República de Chile
Government: Country name: local short form
Chile
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador-designate Brandon JUDD (since November 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
SantiagoUSA@state.gov https://cl.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[56] (2) 2330-3710
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
3460 Santiago Place, Washington DC 20521-3460
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[56] (2) 2330-3000
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Juan Gabriel VALDES Soublette (since 7 June 2022)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
echile.eeuu@minrel.gob.cl https://chile.gob.cl/estados-unidos/en/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 887-5579
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 785-1746
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Gabriel BORIC (since 11 March 2022)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2025: José Antonio KAST elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jeannette Alejandra JARA Román (PCCh) 26.8%, José Antonio KAST (PLR) 23.9%, Franco Aldo PARISI Fernández (PDG) 19.7%, Johannes KAISER (PNL) 13.9%, Evelyn Rose MATTHEI Fornet (PL) 12.5%; other 3.2%; percent of vote in second round - José Antonio KAST 58.2%, Jeannette Alejandra JARA Román 41.8%; note - KAST will take office 11 March 2026 2021: Gabriel BORIC elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - José Antonio KAST (FSC) 27.9%; Gabriel BORIC (AD) 25.8%; Franco PARISI (PDG) 12.8%; Sebastian SICHEL (ChP+) 12.8%; Yasna PROVOSTE (New Social Pact) 11.6%; other 9.1%; percent of vote in second round - Gabriel BORIC 55.9%; Jose Antonio KAST 44.1% 2017: Sebastian PINERA Echenique elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique (independent) 36.6%; Alejandro GUILLIER (independent) 22.7%; Beatriz SANCHEZ (independent) 20.3%; Jose Antonio KAST (independent) 7.9%; Carolina GOIC (PDC) 5.9%; Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI (PRO) 5.7%; other 0.9%; percent of vote in second round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique 54.6%, Alejandro GUILLIER 45.4%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a single 4-year term
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
18 November 2029 (a runoff, if needed, will take place in December 2029)
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Gabriel BORIC (since 11 March 2022)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
16 November 2025, with a runoff held on 14 December 2025
Government: Flag
description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square sits in the top left corner of the flag, the same height as the white band; the square has a five-pointed white star in the center meaning: the star represents a guide to progress and honor; blue stands for the sky, white for the Andes Mountains, and red for the blood spilled to achieve independence
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members); Constitutional Court (consists of 10 members and is independent of the rest of the judiciary); Elections Qualifying Court (consists of 5 members)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court president and judges (ministers) appointed by the president of the republic and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 by the Supreme Court, 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the Chamber of Deputies, and 2 by the Senate; members serve 9-year terms with partial membership replacement every 3 years (the court reviews constitutionality of legislation); Elections Qualifying Court members appointed by lottery - 1 by the former president or vice president of the Senate and 1 by the former president or vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 1 by the Appellate Court of Valparaiso; members appointed for 4-year terms
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Courts of Appeal; oral criminal tribunals; military tribunals; local police courts; specialized tribunals and courts in matters such as family, labor, customs, taxes, and electoral affairs
Government: Legal system
civil law system influenced by several Western European civil legal systems; Constitutional Tribunal reviews legislative acts
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
November 2025
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
11/21/2021
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
155 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Chile Podemos (Empowering Chile", CP +) (53); New Social Pact (NPS) (37); Approving Dignity (AD) (37); Christian Social Front (FSC) (15); Other (13)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
33.5%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
4 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Senate (Senado)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
November 2025
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
11/21/2021
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
50 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Chile Podemos (Empowering Chile", CP +) (12); New Social Pact (NPS) (8); Approving Dignity (AD) (4); Independents (2); Other (1)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
32%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
partial renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
8 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
Government: National anthem(s): history
music adopted 1828, original lyrics adopted 1818, adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET's military rule, a verse glorifying the army was added; some citizens refused to sing this verse as a protest, and it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Eusebio LILLO Robles and Bernardo DE VERA y Pintado/Ramon CARNICER y Battle
Government: National color(s)
red, white, blue
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Rapa Nui National Park; Churches of Chiloe; Historic Valparaiso; Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works; Sewell Mining Town; Qhapaq Ñan/Andean Road System; Chinchorro archeological sites
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
7 (all cultural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
Government: National symbol(s)
huemul (mountain deer), Andean condor
Government: Political parties
Approve Dignity (Apruebo Dignidad) coalition or AD (included PC, FA, and FREVS); note - dissolved 2023 Broad Front Coalition (Frente Amplio) or FA (includes RD, CS, and Comunes) Chile We Can Do More (Chile Podemos Más) or ChP+ (coalition includes EVOPOLI, PRI, RN, UDI) Christian Democratic Party or PDC Common Sense Party or SC Commons (Comunes) Communist Party of Chile or PCCh Democratic Revolution or RD Democrats or PD Equality Party or PI Green Ecological Party or PEV (dissolved 7 February 2022) Green Popular Alliance or AVP Humanist Action Party or PAH Humanist Party or PH Independent Democratic Union or UDI Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) or PL National Libertarian Party or PNL National Renewal or RN New Social Pact or NPS (includes PDC, PL, PPD, PRSD, PS) Party for Democracy or PPD Party of the People or PDG Political Evolution or EVOPOLI Popular Party or PP Progressive Homeland Party or PRO Radical Party or PR Republican Party or PLR Social Christian Party or PSC Social Convergence or CS Social Green Regionalist Federation or FREVS Socialist Party or PS Yellow Movement for Chile or AMAR
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Indigenous groups inhabited central and southern Chile for several thousand years, living in mixed pastoralist and settled communities. The Inca then ruled the north of the country for nearly a century prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. In 1541, the Spanish established the Captaincy General of Chile, which lasted until Chile declared its independence in 1810. The subsequent struggle with the Spanish became tied to other South American independence conflicts, with a decisive victory not being achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia to win its current northernmost regions. By the 1880s, the Chilean central government cemented its control over the central and southern regions inhabited by Mapuche Indigenous peoples. Between 1891 and 1973, a series of elected governments succeeded each other until the Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 in a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a democratically elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Economic reforms that were maintained consistently since the 1980s contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Chilean military's responsibilities are territorial defense, ensuring the country’s sovereignty, assisting with disaster and humanitarian relief, and providing some internal security duties such as border security or maintaining public order if required; a key focus in recent years has been assisting with securing the border area with Bolivia and Peru; it trains regularly and participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises, as well as international peacekeeping operations Chile and Argentina have a joint peacekeeping force known as the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force (FPC), designed to be made available to the UN; the FPC is made up of air, ground, and naval components, as well as a combined logistics support unit the Chilean Army was founded in 1810, but traces its origins back to the Army of the Kingdom of Chile, which was established by the Spanish Crown in the early 1600s; Chile's military aviation was inaugurated in 1913 with the creation of a military aviation school; the Navy traces its origins to 1817; it was first led by a British officer and the first ships were largely crewed by American, British, and Irish sailors; by the 1880s, the Chilean Navy was one of the most powerful in the Americas, and included the world’s first protected cruiser (a ship with an armored deck to protect vital machine spaces) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Armed Forces of Chile (Fuerzas Armadas de Chile): Chilean Army (Ejército de Chile), Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes Marine Corps and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate or Directemar), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 70,000 active Armed Forces (40,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the Chilean military's inventory is comprised of a mix of mostly older foreign supplied armaments and some domestically produced weapons systems; significant foreign suppliers have included Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry is active in the production of military aircraft, ships, and vehicles (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
1.91% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.92% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.94% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.88% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.86% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
2.07% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.65% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.54% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
1.63% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.58% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18-24 for voluntary military service for men and women (17 for men with parental permission); selective compulsory service for men 18-24 (there are usually enough volunteers to make compulsory service unnecessary); service obligation is a maximum of 24 months (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
19.2% (male 1,822,908/female 1,751,528)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
67.3% (male 6,274,620/female 6,278,467)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
13.6% (2024 est.) (male 1,072,208/female 1,464,921)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
2.76 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
2.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
7.8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
2.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
10.53% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
48.5% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
20.9 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
4.8 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
45 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
24.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
18.4% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
4.91% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
White and non-Indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other Indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.61 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9% of GDP (2022)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
19% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.70% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2023 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, Indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
83.2 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
79.5 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
96.3% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
96.5% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
96.40% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
38.2 years
People and Society: Median age: male
35.8 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Chilean
People and Society: Net migration rate
2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
28% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
3.33 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
People and Society: Population
19,764,771 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.54% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
9,711,460
People and Society: Population: male
9,379,883
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.73 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
24.1% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
28.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
26.2% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.14 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
89.00% (2024 est.)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Tren de Aragua (TdA)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
8,323 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
15,788 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
1,688 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
379 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
CC
Transportation: Heliports
115 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 66, oil tanker 14, other 161
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
249 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Antofagasta, Bahia de Valdivia, Bahia de Valparaiso, Coronel, Iquique, Mejillones, Puerto Montt, Puerto San Antonio, Rada de Arica, Rada Punta Arenas, Talcahuano, Tocopilla
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
2
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
25
Transportation: Ports: small
10
Transportation: Ports: total ports
39 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
27
Transportation: Railways: broad gauge
3,428 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge (1,691 km electrified)
Transportation: Railways: narrow gauge
3,853.5 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: total
7,281.5 km (2014)
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