Chile

· Area: 2,006,096 square km
· Capital City: Santiago
· Official Language: Spanish
· Currency: Peso chileno.
· Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz
· Time: GMT -4 hours.
· Frontiers: Peru, Bolivia & Argentina.
· Passports & Visas: All visitors are required to have a passport except for its neighbouring countries: Argentina, Paraguay, Brasil, Uruguay & Colombia who are just required to have an identity card. There are other exceptions to citizens of Taiwan, Mexico & Peru.
The citizens of Australia, Canada, United States, countries of the European Union & Japan also require a return ticket and a visa. Citizens of the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
This information is bound to change so please verify the information before you travel.
· Customs: The articles you can introduce without taxes are:
* 400 cigarrettes or 500g of tobacco or 50 cigars
* 2.5lts alcohol (only for 18 years and over visitors)
* a reasonable quantity of perfume (for personal usel)
Under the Integral Sanitation Law, it is illegal to import fresh fruit or vegetables. All incoming animals must be vaccinated according to chilean requisites.
There is no limit on the amount of money you can take in or out of the country.

Weather in Chile

Society & Culture

History of Chile under Salvador Allende

The Truth about Pinochet

Poems of Pablo Neruda

Other Links

• Chile Presidency Website www.presidencia.cl
• Visit Chile www.visit-chile.org
• Population Statistics www.censo2002.cl
• Association of NGO's www.accionag.cl
• Maps of Chile mapasdechile.com
• The Santiago Times
• The Chile Information Project www.chip.cl