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CHILE
Capital
Santiago de Chile
Currency
Chilean Peso (CLP)
Area
757,000 square km
Location
Situated along the southwestern coast of South America. A long string of land pressed between the Pacific and the Andes, Chile is 4,270 km long North – South, it is 356 km wide at its broadest point (just north of Antofagasta) and 64 km wide.
It is bordered on the North by Peru, on the North-East by Bolivia, on the East by Argentina, on the South by the Drake Passage, and on the West by the Pacific Ocean.
At the far South-East, at the end of the Strait of Magellan (Estrecho de Magallanes), it has an opening to the Atlantic Ocean. Chile's boundary length (including a very long coastline) is 12,606 km.
Included in the national territory are the Juan Fernández Islands, Easter Island, and other Pacific islands.
Land boundaries
Chile's boundary length (including coastline) is 12,606 km. Argentina 5,308 km, Bolivia 860 km and Peru 171 km.
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m
Language
The official language is Spanish. Indian languages are also used in this country.
Nationality
Chilean
Religions
Roman Catholic approx 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish less than 1%
Time
UTC/GMT - 4 hours (minus four hours)
National holiday
2010
01 Jan New Year's Day
02 Apr Good Friday
03 Apr Holy Saturday
01 May Labour Day
21 May Navy Day
03 Jun Corpus Christi
29 Jun St Peter and St Paul
15 Aug Assumption
11 Sep Reconciliation Day
18 Sep Independence Day
19 Sep Army Day
11 Oct Dia de la Raza - Columbus Day
01 Nov All Saints' Day
08 Dec Immaculate Conception
25 Dec Christmas Day
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