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 | |  | | About Chile: |
 | Location: South America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Santiago
Main Cities: Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Concepción
Population: 14,026,000
Area: 756,950 km2
Currency: 1 Chilean peso = 100 centavos
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic |
| More about Chile: a republic in South America, on the Pacific, with a total length of about 4090 km (2650 miles) and an average width of only 177 km (110 miles): gained independence from Spain in 1818; the government of President Allende (elected 1970) attempted the implementation of Marxist policies within a democratic system until overthrown by a military coup (1973); democracy restored 1988. Chile consists chiefly of the Andes in the east, the Atacama Desert in the north, a central fertile region, and a huge S region of almost uninhabitable mountains, glaciers, fjords, and islands; an important producer of copper, iron ore, nitrates, etc. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Santiago. Pop.: 15 997 000 (2004 est.). Area: 756 945 sq. km (292 256 sq. miles) |
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