Chile

Official Name: República de Chile 

Capitals: Santiago 

Population: 19,680,000 (2021 est.) 

Size: 37th largest country in the world (756,096 km2 ) 

• The origin of the name “Chile” is believed to come from the indigenous Aimara word “chili”, meaning “where the land ends” 

• Chile is the narrowest country in the world 

• Home of Easter Island 

• Home of the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places in the world 

• Home of the Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world 

• Chile is considered the best place on Earth for stargazing 

• The flag’s blue represents the sky, the white the snow of the Andes Mountains, and the red the blood sacrificed for independence. The star is seen as a “guide on the path of progress and honour.”