Official Name: Republic of Chile
Independence: 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
Motto: Por la razón o la fuerza
Capital: Santiago
Government: Republica de Chile
Government type: Presidential republic
Area: Total 756,096.3 km2
Population: 17,789,267 (July 2017 est.)
GDP (PPP): Total $472.413 billion (2018 estimate)
GDP (nominal): Per capita $15,793 (2018 estimate)
Currency: Peso (CLP)
Languages: Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%
Time zone: CLT and EAST (UTC−3 and −5)