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European emigration in Chile and to a lesser extent, the arrival from the Middle East during the second half of the 19th and 20th centuries, was the most important in Latin America [64] [65] second to that which occurred in the Atlantic Coast of the Southern Cone (i.e., Argentina and southern Brazil).
Religion in South America has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law and changed greatly in recent years. Roman Catholicism has rapidly declined. Most of this is due to the growth of Protestantism, particularly evangelical Christians. [1] A smaller number of South Americans are also beginning to identify as irreligious. [2]
As with most of Latin America, Catholicism is the main religion in Chile since its introduction during the Spanish colonization of the Americas although their figures have declined significantly in the last decade. In 2022, the Vatican noted that 74% of the population was Catholic.
In May 2010 Chile became the first South American country to join the OECD. [137] In 2006, Chile became the country with the highest nominal GDP per capita in Latin America. [138] As of 2020, Chile ranks third in Latin America (behind Uruguay and Panama) in nominal GDP per capita. Copper mining makes up 20% of Chilean GDP and 60% of exports. [139]
South America is home to 400 million people, of which 180 million is composed of Whites with several different European extractions, as well as people with other lineages including 17 million Levantine Arabs, mostly Christians from the Levant region, (found in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Chile), 440 thousand Ashkenazi and ...
[10] [11] According to the 2014 Pew survey, the 46 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean comprised, in absolute terms, the world's second-largest Christian population (24%; including U.S., British, Dutch and French territories), after the 50 countries and territories of Europe (26%; including Russia, excluding Turkey ...
Religion in South America by former country (1 C, 3 P) A. Religion in Argentina (16 C, 8 P) B. ... Religion in Chile (11 C, 5 P) Religion in Colombia (13 C, 5 P) E.
The flag of Chile. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.