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The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
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The Incas called the valley of the Aconcagua Chili, named after a Picunche tribal chief called Tili.

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Chile

Population
19.9M
Area
756,102 km²
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
66th most populous country in the world

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

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The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
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The Mapuche are the largest Indigenous group in South America, with a population of nearly two million.

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Chile

Population
19.9M
Area
756,102 km²
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
66th most populous country in the world

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Pablo Trincado · CC BY 2.0

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The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
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Chile is among the longest north–south countries in the world, stretching over 4,300 km.

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country

Chile

Population
19.9M
Area
756,102 km²
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
66th most populous country in the world

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Pablo Trincado · CC BY 2.0

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The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
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Chile controls Easter Island, which it incorporated into its territory in 1888.

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Chile

Population
19.9M
Area
756,102 km²
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
66th most populous country in the world

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Pablo Trincado · CC BY 2.0

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The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
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A military coup on 11 September 1973 overthrew President Salvador Allende, who reportedly committed suicide during the attack.

Chile
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country

Chile

Population
19.9M
Area
756,102 km²
Capital
Santiago
Continent
South America
66th most populous country in the world

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Pablo Trincado · CC BY 2.0

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