| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 500 000 3% of Chile's population[1][2] [better source needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Punta Arenas, Santiago, Antofagasta, Iquique | |
| Languages | |
| Chilean Spanish, Croatian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croatians |
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Croatian Chileans (Chileno-croatas, Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈleno kɾoˈata]; Croatian: čileanski Hrvati) are Chileans of full or partial Croatian descent. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside Europe, second only to Croatian Americans. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists and artists, as well as prominent politicians who have held some of the highest offices in the country, have been of Croatian descent – including the current president of the Republic, Gabriel Boric.
- ^ "La presencia croata en Chile forma parte de la historia nacional. Se calcula que actualmente la colectividad está compuesta por cerca de 400.000 mil descendientes, muchos de los cuales han contribuido destacadamente al progreso de este país que acogió a sus familias". Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ International Relations Quarterly Vol 2. Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine