republic of chile

Is a country in the western part of South America. It covers a long and narrow land that lies between the Andes Mountains in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Chile has an area of ​​756,096 square kilometers (291,930 square miles) and a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. Chile is the southernmost country in the world. It is closest to Antarctica. and borders Peru in the north to Bolivia in the northeast to the east of Argentina and reaches the southernmost Drake Strait. Chile also controls the Juan Fernandez Islands. Salas I Gomez Island Desventuradas Islands and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. It also claims ownership of approximately 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 square miles) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago. and the national language is Spanish.