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Area > Land
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38 sq km
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[38th of 236]
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Area > Total
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44 sq km
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[44th of 248]
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Area > Water
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48 sq km
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[48th of 237]
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Climate
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south |
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Coastline
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26 km
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[26th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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118% |
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[118th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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30 00 S, 71 00 W |
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Geography > Note
strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Argentina 5,308 km, Bolivia 860 km, Peru 171 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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181 %
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[181st of 241]
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Largest city
Santiago |
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Largest city population
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23 |
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[23rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Santiago - 5,800,434 |
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Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru |
Map references
South America |
Natural resources
copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
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Population density
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184 people per sqkm |
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[184th of 256]
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Terrain
low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east |
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; Total water area in square kilometers
; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Lowest point relative to sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Chile, Republic of Chile, Republica de Chile
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