Facts About Chile

Fast Facts

If you are looking to get up to date with all that is going on in Chile then take a look below at the 'Fast Fact' section below that has a handful of interesting facts that will get you started to knowing all about Chile!

• Official language- Spanish
• Area- 756,950km²
• Growth rate- (-1.60%)
• Population- Close to 17 million (16,928,873 approx)
• Adult Literacy- 95.7%
• GDP- $169.458 billion (2008)
• Biggest exports- Copper
• Volcanos- There are 2,000 volcanos in Chile and around 50 are active
• Wine- It's the 6th largest exporter of wines
• United Nations- Chile is one of the founding members of this international organisation.
• Government- Chile's government is currently Republican.
• Food- Chile is the second largest producer of salmon in the world