Passport card
Republic of Chile
Chile
- Capital
- Santiago
- Continent
- South America
- Currency
- Chilean peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- People
- About 2 crore
- Size
- About 7.6 lakh km²
- Leader
- President José Antonio Kast
- Declared independence
- 12 February 1818
- Time
- 9½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 am in Santiago, and 3:30 am in summer
⭐ Chile is about 4,300 km long, but on average less than 200 km wide!
Your Chile stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Chile
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Chile
Turn the globe with your finger. Chile has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Chile and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 4 times the size of Chile.
- PeopleIndia has about 73 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2 crore in Chile.
- DistanceSantiago is about 16,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeChile is 9½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 am in Santiago, or 3:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Chile, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Chile
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Chile's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Chile back on the map
Chile and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Chile worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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