CHILE

KNOW THE FACTS

• The capitol of Chile is Santiago
• The population of chile is 17,619,708 people
• Chile is 6,435 km(3,999 mi.)
• It is also 1.6% water and 98.4% land
• The language that they speak there is Spanish

KNOW THE FACTS

• The currency is Chilean Pesos
• 297 Chilean pesos is worth $.50 in US dollars

Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern Santiago with a beautiful view over the city and, on a clear day, the Andes

The largest penguin colonies in southern Chile, Los Pingüinos Natural Monument is home to more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins

Chiloé Island is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago in the Los Lagos Region and the second-largest island in South America after Tierra del Fuego. In part because of its physical isolation from the rest of Chile, Chiloé has a very special architecture and local culture. The Spanish who arrived in the 16th century, and Jesuit missionaries who followed, constructed hundreds of unique wooden churches in an attempt to bring Christianity to the archipelago. The result was a mixing of Catholicism and indigenous Chilean beliefs.

The Flag of Chile is a red, white and blue banner with a white star. The blue square in the canton region of the flag represents the sky, the white stripe represents the snow of the Andes mountains, and the red symbolizes the blood that was spilled fighting for freedom.

ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHILE

• 95% white and mestizo
• 3% Ameridian
• 2% others

What religions are in Chile

Most Chileans are Roman Catholic. Religion played a huge role in defining social and political life. Religious instruction in public schools is almost exclusively Roman Catholic. Abortion is illegal due to the influence by church. Divorce was illegal until 2004.

GOVERNMENT

• There are 4 parts of government
• Unitary system
• Presidential system
• Democratic republic
• Constitutional republic

Exports

4 major exports in chile are refined copper, copper ore, raw copper, and wine

The people they trade with are China, USA, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil