Flag of Chile

🎨 What the flag means

Chile's flag has white and red stripes and a blue square with one white star, so it is nicknamed 'The Lone Star'. Blue stands for the sky and the Pacific Ocean, white for the snowy Andes mountains, and red for the heroes of independence. The star is linked to Venus, the bright 'morning star' that was important to the Mapuche people.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

19.5 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Santiago6.3 million people (2017)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Chile is over 4,300 km long but only about 64 km wide at its narrowest point.
2. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest desert in the world.
3. Chile looks after Easter Island, far out in the Pacific Ocean.