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Chile

Chile stretches along a narrow strip of South America's Pacific coast, spanning the Atacama Desert to Patagonian fjords, with a culture shaped by Indigenous Mapuche heritage and Spanish colonization.

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Capital: Santiago

Population: ~19.6 million

Government Type: Unitary presidential republic

GDP: ~$335 billion

Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)

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Sources: Wikidata, World Bank Open Data · Last reviewed by editorial team.

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