Chile is in South America and borders Peru, Bolivia, Argentina. Its capital is Santiago. Approximate coordinates: 38°S, 72°W, south of the Equator.

What is the capital of Chile?

The capital of Chile is Santiago.

Which country is Santiago in?

Santiago is the capital of Chile, in South America.

How many regions does Chile have?

Chile has 16 regions: Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Antofagasta, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Bío-Bío, Coquimbo, La Araucanía, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Maule, Ñuble, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Tarapacá, Valparaíso.

Does Chile have states?

No. Chile is divided into 16 regions.

Yes. Chile is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

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Chile is a country in South America. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.

At a glance

Chile borders 3 countries: Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. Capital: Santiago.

Capital: Santiago
Continent: South America
Status: UN member state
Population: 18,952,038
Area: 737,449 km²

0.2% of the world’s people, 0.5% of its land

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Regions of Chile

Chile is divided into 16 regions.

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How Chile is divided

The administrative levels of Chile, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
RegionsSee map	16	✓ YesMark on the map
Provinces (provincias)	56	Not yet
Communes (comunas)	345	Not yet

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Chile’s 345 communes (comunas): not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN), OCHA ROLAC via geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

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Countries bordering Chile

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Questions about Chile

Where is Chile?: Chile is in South America and borders Peru, Bolivia, Argentina. Its capital is Santiago. Approximate coordinates: 38°S, 72°W, south of the Equator.
Which continent is Chile in?: Chile is in South America.
What is the capital of Chile?: The capital of Chile is Santiago.
Which country is Santiago in?: Santiago is the capital of Chile, in South America.
How many regions does Chile have?: Chile has 16 regions: Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Antofagasta, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Bío-Bío, Coquimbo, La Araucanía, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Maule, Ñuble, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Tarapacá, Valparaíso.
Does Chile have states?: No. Chile is divided into 16 regions.
Is Chile a country?: Yes. Chile is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Chile?: Chile borders 3 countries: Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.

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