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Can anybody please tell me 5 facts about Chile thaank you :]?

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Can anybody please tell me 5 facts about Chile thaank you :]?

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  1. what kind of facts.

    Augusto pinochet was dictator there. he over threw Allende. The US backed Pinochet. It borders the Pac ocean. capital is santiago.


  2. Hope this helps:

    1) It's the world's longest country, stretching over 2700 miles

    2) Chile is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.

    3) Chile claims land on the continent of Antarctica

    4) Chile's currency is the peso.

    5) Chile's motto is "Por la razón o la fuerza" -- "By right or might"

  3. Chile extends like a ribbon down the west coast of South America for over 4,000 kilometers—but averages only 150 kilometers wide.

    You could find:

    - The Atacama Desert, which is the driest non-Arctic place on Earth and is virtually sterile. It's located to the north. It is made up of salt basins (salares), sand and lava flows, and is 15 million years old and 100 times more arid than California's Death Valley. There is a town called Calama in the desert which is complete with motels, restaurants and shops, but it is definitely not the norm.

    - The Patagonian mountains located to the south at Puerto Natales & Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, are best visited in summer (December through March) as the region can be all but impenetrable in winter (June through September).

    - Chile's Lake District are 12 major lakes, with dozens more. Between the lakes there are rivers, waterfalls, forests, thermal hot springs, and the Andes, including six volcanos with Villarica being the highest. Here you have Temuco, Puerto Montt (where the islands and fjords of Patagonia begin)

    -Antartica part of this region is claim by chile, you could fly crossing the straits of Magellan with tours that take you to the Polar Base Frei, and visit other places.

    - Easter island, also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is known as the Navel of the World, is part of Chile, but is located in the South Pacific Ocean (2237 mi or 3600 Km west of continental Chile). It is famous for its monumental stone statues  called moai, between 6 and 33 feet high, carved out of the volcanic turf

  4. dia de indepencia..

    18 of september ..we celebrate 'our independance'

    capital city- santiago

    16,000,000 people

    atacama-driest desert in the world

    futbol-- national sport

    VIVAAAA CHILE MIERDAAAA ;)

  5. 1.- Augusto Pinochet saved Chile of the Comunism in september 11, 1973.

    2.- The current president is Michelle Bachelet, the first woman to be a president in South America.

    3.- The Atacama desert is the dryest of the world.

    4.- Puerto Williams, in Chile, is the southest city in the world.

    5.- Is one of the most safe countries to live in the world.

  6. Continent: South America

    Area: 756,950 km²

    Population (2007): 16,285,000

    Language: Spanish

    Currency: Chilean peso

  7. Official name: República de Chile (Republic of Chile)  

    Head of State & Head of government: President Ricardo Lagos Escobar (CPD) (from Jan 2000)  

    Ruling party: Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (CPD) (Coalition of Pro-Democracy Parties) (centre-left coalition) (re-elected Dec 2001)  

    Area: 756,626 square km  

    Population: 15.21 million (2000)  

    Capital: Santiago

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