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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
Area > Land	748,800 sq km		[38th of 238]
Area > Total	756,950 sq km		[44th of 250]
Capital city with population	Santiago - 4,601,434
Climate temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
Forested Land	20.7%		[118th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	30 00 S, 71 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Argentina 5,308 km, Bolivia 860 km, Peru 171 km
Land use > Arable land	2.62%		[179th of 258]
Largest city Santiago
Largest city population	4,891,000		[23rd of 174]
Largest city with population	Santiago - 5,800,434
Location Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Map references South America
Natural hazards severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
Natural resources copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower
Population density	20 people per sqkm		[184th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	21.76 people/m²		[163rd of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	756,630 km²		[37th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Nevado Ojos del Salado

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