Basic Information About Chile:

Population: The population of Chile is 18,213,544.

GDP:  $ 409.3 billion (2016).

Climate:  Since Chile lies deep in the southern hemisphere, the seasons fall at opposite times of year from the northern hemisphere. Thus, the summer months are December, January, and February, while June, July and August are the winter months. 

People:  Chileans (Spanish: Chilenos) are natives of and long-term immigrants to Chile. Chileans are mainly the admixture of Spanish descent with indigenous peoples, with small, albeit important, degrees of 19th- and 20th-century European immigrant ancestry.  

Religion: The majority religion in Chile in 2015 is Christianity (68%), with an estimated 55% of Chileans belonging to the Catholic Church, 13% to Protestant or Evangelical churches and just 7% to any other religion.

Capital: The capital of Chile is Santiago, which is situated in Chile’s Maipo Valley and surrounded by the Andes Mountains.

Language: The official language of the Republic of Chile is Spanish (castellano) that is spoken by the whole population.

Currency: The Chilean Peso is the currency of Chile. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Chile Peso exchange rate is the USD to CLP rate. The currency code for Pesos is CLP, and the currency symbol is $.

Time Zone: Easter Island Time Zone UTC-05:00 and Chile Time Zone UTC-03:00