Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island.
Chile Coat of Arm
Basic Information
Capital (and largest city) Santiago
National language Spanish
Ethnicity Latino/Hispanic
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
President of the Republic Sebastián Piñera
Independence from Spain
Declared 12 February 1818
Recognized 25 April 1844
Currency Peso
Time zone CLT or EAST 3 (UTC−4 to −6)
Summer (DST) CLST or EASST (UTC−3 to −5)
Internet TLD .cl
Calling code +56 +56
Chile Map
Regions
Chile is devided into 15 regions, each region headed by an intendant, The region divided into provinces.
and each provinces divided into communes that are administrated by municipal.
Here are the list of 15 region in Chile
Key
|
Region
|
Capital
|
II
|
Antofagasta
|
Antofagasta
|
XV
|
Arica y Parinacota
|
Arica
|
III
|
Atacama
|
Copiapó
|
XI
|
Aysén del General
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
|
Coihaique
|
VIII
|
Bío Bío
|
Concepción
|
IV
|
Coquimbo
|
La Serena
|
IX
|
La Araucanía
|
Temuco
|
VI
|
Libertador General
Bernardo O'Higgins
|
Rancagua
|
X
|
Los Lagos
|
Puerto Montt
|
XIV
|
Los Ríos
|
Valdivia
|
XII
|
Magallanes y la
Antártica Chilena
|
Punta Arenas
|
VII
|
Maule
|
Talca
|
RM
|
Metropolitana de
Santiago
|
Santiago
|
I
|
Tarapacá
|
Iquique
|
V
|
Valparaíso
|
Valparaíso
|
Map of Cities in Chile
Largest Cities in Chile
No
|
City
|
Region
|
1
|
Santiago Metropolis
|
Santiago Metropolitan
|
2
|
Greater Concepción
|
Biobío
|
3
|
Greater Valparaíso
|
Valparaíso
|
4
|
Greater La Serena
|
Coquimbo
|
5
|
Antofagasta
|
Antofagasta
|
6
|
Greater Temuco
|
Araucania
|
7
|
Rancagua conurbation
|
O'Higgins
|
8
|
Talca
|
Maule
|
9
|
Arica
|
Arica and Parinacota
|
10
|
Chillán conurbation
|
Biobío
|
Tourism
The main attractions for tourists are places of natural beauty situated in the extreme zones of the country: San Pedro de Atacama, in the north, is very popular with foreign tourists who arrive to admire the Incaic architecture, the altiplano lakes, and the Valley of the Moon. In Putre, also in the north, there is the Chungará Lake, as well as the Parinacota and the Pomerape volcanoes. Throughout the central Andes there are many ski resorts of international repute, including Portillo, Valle Nevado and Termas de Chillán. The main tourist sites in the south is a national parks, the most popular is Conguillío National Park in the Araucanía and the coastal area around Tirúa and Cañete with the Isla Mocha and the Nahuelbuta National Park, Chiloé Archipelago and Patagonia, which includes Laguna San Rafael National Park, with its many glaciers, and the Torres del Paine National Park. The central port city of Valparaíso, which is World Heritage with its unique architecture, is also popular. Finally, Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean is one of the main Chilean tourist destinations. For locals, tourism is concentrated mostly in the summer (December to March), and mainly in the coastal beach towns. Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, La Serena and Coquimbo are the main summer centres in the north, and Pucón on the shores of Lake Villarrica is the main centre in the south. Because of its proximity to Santiago, the coast of the Valparaíso Region, with its many beach resorts, receives the largest number of tourists. Viña del Mar, Valparaíso's northern affluent neighbor, is popular because of its beaches, casino, and its annual song festival, the most important musical event in Latin America. Pichilemu in the O'Higgins Region is widely known as South America's "best surfing spot," according to Fodor's. In November 2005, the government launched a campaign under the brand "Chile: All Ways Surprising," intended to promote the country internationally for both business and tourism.
San Pedro de Atacama
Laguna Verde, Chile
Conguillío National Park, Chile
Santiago Beach, Chile
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