Domain names

General information Chile


Chile, officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile (help·info)), is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific forms the country's entire western border, with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. Chile claims 1,250,000 km² (482,628 sq mi) of territory in Antarctica.

General information

CountryChile
Top-level domain (ccTLD)cl
Population16.284.741
LanguageSpanish
CurrencyChilean peso (CLP)
Telephone+56
Area+756.950 km2
ContinentSouth-america

Flag

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the blood spilled to achieve independence; design was influenced by the US flag