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Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 25 April 1844 |
| Capital City: |
| Santiago |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 38 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 62 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Geography
Situated south of Peru and west of Bolivia and Argentina, Chile fills a narrow 4506 kilometers (2880 miles) strip between the Andes and the Pacific. One-third of Chile is covered by the towering ranges of the Andes. At the southern tip of Chile’s mainland is Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the world, and beyond that lies the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an island divided between Chile and Argentina. The southernmost point of South America is Cape Horn, a rock on Horn Island in the Wollaston group, which belongs to Chile. Chile also claims sovereignty over 1,250.000 square kilometres (482,628 square miles) of Antarctic territory; the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island.
It is located between 60° to 75° western geographic longitude and 17° to 56° southern geographic latitude and has an area of 756,950 square kilometres (292,260 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Santiago, are about 70°40′ W and 33°27′ S.
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National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Chile History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Chile
World Travel Guide – South America – Chile
wikipedia: Chile
wikipedia: History of Chile
Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Chile
Governments on the WWW: Chile
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in Chile.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
The registration prefix ‘CC-‘ is used from 1929 to present; eg:CC-AAA to CC-ZZZ.
All-time Chile – civil aircraft register (B-Caa CC-aaa).
[Get involved with the Aeroflight Cloud.]
Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile)
Naval Aviation (Servicio de Aviación de la Armada de Chile)
Army Aviation (Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile)
Central Government Agencies
Government Aviation – VIP transport is provided by the Air Force
Coast Guard Aviation – the Coast Guard is part of the Navy. No separate aviation unit
Public Service Aviation
Medical Aviation (INAER Chile)
Gendarmerie Aviation (Prefectura Aeropolicial de Carabineros de Chile)
Police Aviation (Policía de Investigaciones de Chile)
Commercial Aviation
Linea Aerea Nacional-Chile (LAN Chile)
LAN Chile Cargo
Sky Service SA dba
Transporte Aereo SA
wikipedia: Airlines of Chile
The World’s Airlines: Chile
Private Aviation
To be added.
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
ENAER (Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica de Chile)
Fanaero-Chile
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Civil Airports and Airfields Listing
Airports in Chile
Military Air Bases & Airfields
On Show
Aviation Museums
Museo Historico de Carabineros de Chile, Providencia
Museo Nacional de Aeronautica de Chile, Santiago
Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
Magazines Guide for Chile
Aviation Bibliography
Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)
Air Arsenal North America (Phil Butler)
Texan and Harvards in Latin America (Dan Hagedorn)
Latin American Fighters (Iñigo Guevara y Moyano)
Latin American Air Wars and Aircraft 1912-1969 (Dan Hagedorn)
Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)
Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)
World Air Forces Directory (Ian Carroll)
Military Balance (IISS)
World Air Power Journal 31, p. 146-152
World Air Power Journal 33, p. 25
The Carabineros is a part of the Chilean defence force and not a government agency. Similar to the Carabinieri in Italy.
This from Wikipedia “They report to the Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Ministry of National Defense) through the Undersecretary of Carabiniers, but since 2011 the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security has full control over them, thus fully separating it from the three other branches by department but still considered a part of the armed forces.”