Chile

Country in South America

Chile is a country in South America, with its capital in Santiago. About 19.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 65th most populous of the 195 countries. At 756,102 km², it is the 37th largest country by area. It borders Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Chile at a glance

Capital: Santiago
Population (2025): 19.9 million
Area: 756,102 km²
Density: 26 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Chilean peso
People: Chilean
Calling code: +56
Internet domain: .cl
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Chile?

How Chile compares

Population rank

65th of 195

6th of 12 in South America

Size rank

37th of 195

7th of 12 in South America

Crowding

26 per km²

More crowded than 18% of countries

Similar in size: Zambia (752,612 km²).
Similar population: Somalia (19.7 million).
Chile is the only place that uses the Chilean peso.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and 14 more.

The flag of Chile

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Chile in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Chile

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Chile so far, from 178 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

80% right

160th hardest of 176 · 155 answers

Its flag

78% right

75th hardest of 145 · 23 answers

Players find Chile on the map in 80% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Peru.
Players recognise the flag of Chile in 78% of tries.

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Countries that border Chile

Chile borders 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Quick quiz: Chile

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Chile?
2. What is the capital of Chile?
3. Which of these borders Chile?

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Questions about Chile

Is Chile a country?

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

What is the capital of Chile?

The capital of Chile is Santiago.

Which countries border Chile?

Chile borders 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

How many countries border Chile?

3. Chile shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Chile?

Chile covers 756,102 km², about the same size as Zambia (752,612 km²).

Is Chile hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Chile in 80% of 155 tries, 160th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Peru.

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