Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 756,102 km2 (291,933 sq mi)
land: 743,812 km2 (287,187 sq mi)
water: 12,290 km2 (4,745 sq mi)
note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gómez
This does not include the Chilean claims to Antarctica, which overlaps with the Argentinian and British claims. All Antarctic claims are frozen under the Antarctic treaty.
Area - comparative:
Canada: roughly half the size of Quebec
US: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
Land boundaries:
total: 6,339 km (3,939 mi)
border countries: Argentina 5,308 km (3,298 mi), Bolivia 860 km (534 mi), Peru 171 km (106 mi)
Coastline: 6,435 km (3,999 mi)
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
continental shelf: 200–350 nmi (370.4–648.2 km; 230.2–402.8 mi)
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Chile
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