Chile - quick facts

Full Name: Republic of Chile
Capital City: Santiago (pop 5,000,000)
Area: 748,800 sq km / 289,112 sq miles
Population: 15,500,000
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 ()
Languages: Spanish (official), Latin American Spanish, Aymara (other),
Rapanui (other)
Religion: 89% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant, less than 1% Jewish
Currency: Peso (Ch$)
Electricity: 220V 50HzHz
Country Dialing Code: 56
Weights Measures System: Metric
Government Type: republic
Government Leaders: Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President (head of state and government)