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 | Republic of Chile |
| Location: | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru |
| Area: | 756,950 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south |
| Terrain: | low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east |
| Population: | 14,973,843 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish less than 1% |
| Languages: | Spanish |
| Capital: | Santiago |
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