Outline of Chile

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chile:

Chile – 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. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern and central Chile was under Inca rule while independent Mapuche inhabited south-central Chile. Chile declared its independence from Spain on 12 February 1818. Today Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power, and an emerging economy.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪliː/; Spanish: [ˈtʃile]
• Common English country name: Chile
• Official English country name: The Republic of Chile
• Ethnic structure of Chile: 60% White 39% Mestizo 1% Indigenous
• Common endonym(s): Chile
• Official endonym(s): República de Chile
• Adjectival(s): Chilean
• Demonym(s): Chilean
• Etymology: Name of Chile
• International rankings of Chile
• ISO country codes: CL, CHL, 152
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CL
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cl

Geography of Chile

• Chile is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Latin America
      • South America
        • Southern Cone
  • Time zones:
    • Easter Island – UTC-06, October–March UTC-05
    • Rest of Chile – UTC-04, October–March UTC-03
  • Extreme points of Chile
    • High: Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (22,615 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
    • North: tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru
    • Southernmost point can be either:
      • Mainland: Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands
      • Including Antártica: The South Pole
    • Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island
    • Easternmost point can be either:
      • Mainland: Nueva Island
      • Including Antártica: the 53rd meridian west over Antarctica
  • Land boundaries: 6,339 km (3,939 mi)

 Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi)

 Bolivia 860 km (534 mi)

 Peru 171 km (106 mi)

• Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)

• Population of Chile: 16,763,470 (2008) - 60th most populous country
• Area of Chile: 756,950 km² (292,260 sq mi) - 38th largest country
• Atlas of Chile

Environment of Chile

• Climate of Chile
• Environmental issues in Chile
• Ecoregions in Chile
• Renewable energy in Chile
• Geology of Chile
  • Earthquakes in Chile
  • Volcanism of Chile
• Protected areas of Chile
  • Biosphere reserves in Chile
  • National parks of Chile
• Wildlife of Chile
  • Flora of Chile
  • Fauna of Chile
    • Birds of Chile
    • Mammals of Chile

Natural geographic features of Chile

• Fjords of Chile
• Glaciers of Chile
• Islands of Chile
• Lakes of Chile
• Mountains of Chile
  • Volcanoes in Chile
• Rivers of Chile
  • Waterfalls of Chile
• Valleys of Chile
• World Heritage Sites in Chile

Regions of Chile

Ecoregions of Chile

In here

Administrative divisions of Chile

• Regions of Chile
  • Provinces of Chile
    • Communes of Chile

Cities of Chile

• Capital of Chile: Santiago

Demography of Chile

Government and politics of Chile

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Chile: Santiago

• Elections in Chile
• Political parties in Chile
• Political scandals in Chile

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Chile

• Head of state: President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera (2010-)
• Head of government: President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera (2010-)
• Cabinet of Chile

Legislative branch of the government of Chile

• National Congress of Chile (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Chile
  • Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Chile

Judicial branch of the government of Chile

• Supreme Court of Chile

Foreign relations of Chile

• List of diplomatic missions in Chile
• List of diplomatic missions of Chile

International organization membership

The Republic of Chile is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 15 (G15) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (accession state) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate) Unión Latina Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Chile

• Constitution of Chile
• Crime in Chile
• Human rights in Chile
  • LGBT rights in Chile
  • Freedom of religion in Chile
• Law enforcement in Chile

Military of Chile

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Chile
• Forces
  • Army of Chile
  • Navy of Chile
  • Air Force of Chile
  • Special Forces of Chile
• Military history of Chile
• Military ranks of Chile

History of Chile

Main article: History of Chile, Timeline of the history of Chile, and Current events of Chile

• Military history of Chile

Culture of Chile

• Architecture of Chile
• Cuisine of Chile
• Festivals in Chile
• Languages of Chile
• Media in Chile
• National symbols of Chile
  • Coat of arms of Chile
  • Flag of Chile
  • National anthem of Chile
• People of Chile
• Prostitution in Chile
• Public holidays in Chile
• Records of Chile
• Religion in Chile
  • Christianity in Chile
  • Hinduism in Chile
  • Islam in Chile
  • Judaism in Chile
  • Sikhism in Chile
• World Heritage Sites in Chile

Media in Chile

• Art in Chile
  • Museums in Chile
• Cinema of Chile
• Literature of Chile
• Music of Chile
• Newspapers in Chile
• Television in Chile
• Theatre in Chile
  • Municipal Theatre of Santiago
  • Ictus Theatre

Sports in Chile

• Football in Chile
• Chile at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Chile

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 43rd (forty-third)

• Agriculture in Chile
• Banking in Chile
  • Central Bank of Chile
• Communications in Chile
  • Internet in Chile
• Companies of Chile
• Currency of Chile: Peso
  • ISO 4217: CLP
• Energy in Chile
  • Energy policy of Chile
  • Oil industry in Chile
• Health care in Chile
• Mining in Chile
• Ministry of Finance
• Santiago Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Chile
• Transport in Chile
  • Airports in Chile
  • Rail transport in Chile
  • Roads in Chile
• Water supply and sanitation in Chile

Education in Chile

• Chilean Traditional Universities

See also

Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• All pages beginning with "Chile"
• All pages beginning with "Chilean"
• All pages with titles containing "Chile"
• All pages with titles containing "Chilean"
• Index of Chile-related articles
• List of Chile-related topics
• South America Life Quality Rankings
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Economy and Finance
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Law and Justice
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Chile

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on Outline of Chile

Wikisource has original text related to this article: CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Chile

Official resources

• Gobierno - Government (English version)
  • Ministerio del Interior - Interior Ministry
  • Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministerio de Hacienda - Ministry of Finance (English version)
• Congreso Nacional - National Congress
  • Senado - Senate
  • Cámara de Diputados - Chamber of Deputies
  • Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional - Library of National Congress
• Poder Judicial - Judiciary
• Banco Central - Central Bank (English version)
• Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) - National Statistics Institute

General information

• Atacama, Chile Web Site
• Atacama Chile
• Chile at DMOZ
• Outline of Chile travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Several links compiled by LANIC
• Council of Hemispheric Affairs An independent source of Latin American News and Opinion
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Chile
• Invest in Chile
• Native flora species
• Chile travel ideas

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