Chile

• Holidays
• Introduction
• Key Facts
• Climate

• Capital city: Santiago
• Population: 17,216,945 (est 2013)
• Size of country: 756,102 sq km
• Currency: Chilean Peso
• Power supply: 220-240 Volts
• Sockets: two round-pin plugs (as in Continental Europe).
• Language: Spanish
• Time difference: GMT -4 hours
• Visas: British nationals may visit Chile as a tourist with a valid passport without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
• Religion: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
• Popular dishes: Empanadas (pastries traditionally filled with beef, onions, raisins, black olives, and a hard boiled egg)
• Popular drinks: Red wine or pisco sour cocktails
• Did you know: Although the country is over 2,700 miles long, it is only 110 miles across at its widest.
• FCO advice: FCO travel advice
• World Travel Guide: World Travel Guide / Chile