Chile coordinates: 33.4333°S, 70.6667°W. Area: 756,950 square kilometers (292,260 square miles). Capital: Santiago. Currency: Chilean peso. Population: 17,363,894 (July 2014 est.). Median age total 33.3 years. Population growth rate 0.84%. Birth rate 13.97 births/1,000 population. Death rate 5.93 deaths/1,000 population. Net migration rate 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population. Urban population: 89.2% of total population. Major cities and population – SANTIAGO (capital) 6.034 million; Valparaiso 883,000; Concepcion 770,000. Ethnic …show more content…
Religions: Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1%. Languages: Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2%. Literacy: 98.6%. Official name: Republic of Chile. Highest point on mainland: Ojos del Salado (6,880 meters/22,573 feet). Lowest point on land: Sea level. Time zone: 8 A.M. = noon GMT. Longest distances: 356 kilometers (221 miles) from east to west; 4,270 kilometers (2,653 miles) from North to South. Total boundary length: 6,171 kilometers (3,835 miles. Coastline: 6,435 kilometers (3,999 miles).