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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.
- Kingdom of Chile
The General Captaincy of Chile (Capitanía General de Chile...
- Santiago Metropolis
Santiago (/ ˌ s æ n t i ˈ ɑː ɡ oʊ /, US also / ˌ s ɑː n-/;...
- Demographics of Chile
Chile's 2017 census reported a population of 17,574,003...
- Chamber of Deputies
Since 2017, Chile's congress has been elected through open...
- National Anthem of Chile
The "National Anthem of Chile" (Spanish: Himno Nacional de...
- Gabriel Boric
Gabriel Boric Font (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel‿ˈβoɾitʃ...
- Flag of Chile
The flag of Chile consists of two equal-height horizontal...
- Chilean Antarctic Territory
The Chilean Antarctic Territory, or Chilean Antarctica...
- Chilean Spanish
Chile (de facto) Regulated by: Academia Chilena de la...
- History of Chile
v. t. e. The territory of Chile has been populated since at...
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Chile borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passagein the far south. It is over 4,630 kilometres (2,880 mi) north to south, but only 430 kilometres (270 mi) at its widest point east to west. The northern Atacama Desert has great mineral wealth, mostly copper and nitrates. Chile is the largest prod...
Animals
Only a few of the many distinctive South American animals are found in Chile. Among the larger mammals are the puma or cougar, the llama-like guanaco and the fox-like chilla. In the forest region, several types of marsupialsand a small deer known as the pudu are found. There are many species of small birds, but not most of the larger common Latin American types. Few freshwater fish are from Chile, but North American trout have been successfully introduced into the Andean lakes. The coast of C...
Fungi
Just over 3,000 species of fungi are recorded in Chile.This number is far from complete. The true total number of fungal species in Chile is likely to be far higher. The generally accepted estimate is that only about 7 percent of all fungi worldwide have so far been discovered.
Plants
The northernmost coastal and central region is largely empty of vegetation. It is the most close to an absolute desert in the world. On the slopes of the Andes, besides the scattered tola desert brush, grasses are found. The central valley has several species of cacti, the hardy espinos (a kind of acacia tree), the Chilean pine, the southern beechesand the copihue, a red bell-shaped flower that is Chile's national flower. In southern Chile, south of the Biobío Riverlots of rain has made dense...
Chile is divided into 16 regions. The regions are then divided into provinces. Each province is divided into communes.
Chileans call their country país de poetas-country of poets. Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature (1945). Chile's most famous poet, however, is Pablo Neruda. He also received the Nobel Prize for Literature (1971). Among the list of other Chilean poets are Lily Garafulic, Vicente Huidobro, Pablo Simon...
Chilean food shows the differences in the land across the country. There is an assortment of seafood, beef, fruits, and vegetables. Traditional recipes include asado, cazuela, empanadas, humitas, pastel de choclo, pastel de papas, curanto and sopaipillas. Crudos is an example of food from the various ethnic groups in Chile. Onions were brought by t...
Chile's most popular sport is association football. Chile has been in eight FIFA World Cups which includes hosting the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Other results by the national football team include four finals at the Copa América, one silver and two bronze medals at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympicsand two third places fi...
A few European immigrants settled in Chile during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, mainly from Spain. The general picture is as follows:
The national flower is the copihue (Lapageria rosea, Chilean bellflower), which grows in the woods of southern Chile. The coat of arms shows the two national animals: the condor (Vultur gryphus, a very large bird that lives in the mountains) and the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus, an endangered white tail deer). It also has the saying Por la razón o...
Administrative MapActor Benjamín VicuñaTennis player Nicolas MassuActress María Elena SwettChile, oficialmente República de Chile, 20 es un país soberano ubicado en el extremo sur de América del Sur. Adopta la forma de gobierno republicana, democrática, unitaria y presidencialista. 21 Su capital y ciudad más poblada es Santiago. Con una longitud de más de 4 300 kilómetros de norte a sur, es el país más largo del mundo. 22 23 .
Chile is situated in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean and a small part of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chile's territorial shape is considered among the world's most unusual; from north to south, the country extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), and yet it only averages 177 km (110 mi) in width.
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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.
The economy of Chile is a market economy and high-income economy as ranked by the World Bank. The country is considered one of South America's most prosperous nations, leading the region in competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.
