Important Facts about Chile

World's one of the largest and most deserted deserts known as Atacama is located in the northern Chile. Southernmost city on a continent and southernmost village in the world are situated in Chile. Lake Chungara is a lake in Chile, which is one of the highest lakes in the world. Andes mountain in Chile has some of the most active volcanoes in the world. The currency of Chile is Chilean Peso, which is further divided into 100 Centavos.


Political system of Chile has a President who is the Chief of State as well as the Head of Government and the President is elected by popular vote for a single term of four years. The Government of Chile is Republican Type of Government with 13 administrative regions. Besides copper, Chile is rich in several minerals including iron ore, timber, nitrates and precious metals. The common agricultural produce include wheat, corn, beans, grapes, fish and beef, salmon being the top commodity of exports.