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Vital statistics

Capital: Hanga Roa

Population: 7,750

Languages: Rapanui, Spanish

Time: GMT-6 (September-April GMT-5)

International dialling code: +56

Visas: UK travellers do not require a visa for Chile for stays of less than 90 days. Before flying to Easter Island, visitors must fill out an online entry form (ingresorapanui.interior.gob.cl); the maximum stay is 30 days.

Chilean peso (CLP), currently around CLP960 to the UK£1. There are a couple of ATMs in Hanga Roa but they sometimes run out, so

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