Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Chile. Here, we have some interesting facts about Chile. Chile (officially: Republic of Chile) is a country in Americas, precisely in South America, with a population of about 19.7 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-02). The capital city of Republic of Chile is Santiago, and the official country TLD code is .cl. Chile has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as CL, CHL, CHI, 152 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Indigenous groups inhabited central and southern
Chile for several thousand years, living in mixed pastoralist and settled communities. The Inca then ruled the north of the country for nearly a century prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. In 1541, the Spanish established the Captaincy General of
Chile, which lasted until
Chile declared its independence in 1810. The subsequent struggle with the Spanish became tied to other South American independence conflicts, with a decisive victory not being achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83),
Chile defeated
Peru and
Bolivia to win its current northernmost regions. By the 1880s, the Chilean central government cemented its control over the central and southern regions inhabited by Mapuche Indigenous peoples. Between 1891 and 1973, a series of elected governments succeeded each other until the Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 in a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a democratically elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Economic reforms that were maintained consistently since the 1980s contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government.
Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.