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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, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi), sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish.
Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failed to conquer the independent Mapuche people who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. Chile emerged as a relatively stable authoritarian republic in the 1830s after their 1818 declaration of independence from Spain. During the 19th century, Chile experienced significant economic and territorial growth, putting an end to Mapuche resistance in the 1880s and gaining its current northern territory in the War of the Pacific (1879–83) by defeating Peru and Bolivia. In the 20th century, up until the 1970s, Chile underwent a process of democratization and experienced rapid population growth and urbanization, while relying increasingly on exports from copper mining to support its economy. During the 1960s and 1970s, the country was marked by severe left-right political polarization and turmoil, which culminated in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état that overthrew Salvador Allende's democratically elected left-wing government. This was followed by a 16-year right-wing military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet, which resulted in more than 3,000 deaths or disappearances. The regime ended in 1990, following a referendum in 1988, and was succeeded by a center-left coalition, which ruled until 2010.
Chile is a developing country with a high-income economy and is one of the most economically and socially stable nations in South America. Chile also performs well in the region in terms of sustainability of the state and democratic development. Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and the Pacific Alliance, and joined the OECD in 2010. (Full article...)
La Pacana is a Miocene age caldera in northern Chile's Antofagasta Region. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it is part of the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a major caldera and silicic ignimbrite volcanic field. This volcanic field is located in remote regions at the Zapaleri tripoint between Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.
La Pacana along with other regional volcanoes was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate in the Peru-Chile Trench. La Pacana is situated in a basement formed by various Paleozoic formations and Tertiary ignimbrites and volcanoes. Several major faults cross the region at La Pacana and have influenced its volcanic activity. (Full article...)
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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.
Augusto Pinochet rose through the ranks of the Chilean Army to become General Chief of Staff in early 1972 before being appointed its Commander-in-Chief on 23 August 1973 by President Salvador Allende. On 11 September 1973, Pinochet seized power in Chile in a military coup, with the support of the United States, that toppled Allende's democratically elected left-wing Unidad Popular government and ended civilian rule. In December 1974, the ruling military junta appointed Pinochet Supreme Head of the nation by joint decree, although without the support of one of the coup's instigators, Air Force General Gustavo Leigh. (Full article...)
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Chile have advanced significantly in the 21st century, and are now quite progressive.
Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Chile since 1999. Chile was one of the latest South American countries to have legalized the activity. In 2012, a law banning all discrimination and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity was approved. Since then, the Chilean Armed Forces allow gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and queer people to openly serve. LGBTQ people are allowed to donate blood without restrictions since 2013. (Full article...)
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- ... that Salar de Pajonales in Chile has been used as an analogue for environments on Mars?
- ... that Earle M. Chiles, a businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon, was also a senator of the board of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany?
- ... that Angelito de Canal 13, the mascot of the Chilean television network Canal 13, was inspired by its creator's son?
- ... that Peruvian foreign minister Manuel María Gálvez Egúsquiza was arrested by Chilean troops for refusing to sign peace with the cession of territory during the War of the Pacific?
- ... that Salar de Pedernales in Chile features dark slope streaks resembling dark slope streaks on Mars?
- ... that the Peruvian Civil Guard officer Mariano Santos Mateo was nicknamed the Brave Man of Tarapacá because he captured a banner of a Chilean military unit during the Battle of Tarapacá?
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- Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre
- Almirante Latorre-class battleship
- Cerro Azul (Chile volcano)
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- Chilean cruiser Esmeralda (1883)
- Guallatiri
- Hudson Volcano
- Laguna del Maule (volcano)
- Mothers of the Disappeared
- Ojos del Salado
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- South American dreadnought race
- Taapaca
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- 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes
- 2018 Santiago ePrix
- Agustín Ross Cultural Centre
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- Argentine–Chilean naval arms race
- Atamu Tekena
- Orlando Bosch
- Lorenza Böttner
- Sara Braun
- Monte Burney
- Battle of Caldera Bay
- Felipe Camiroaga
- Chilean battleship Capitán Prat
- Carménère
- José María Caro Martínez
- Chile at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Coat of arms of Pichilemu
- Dutch expedition to Valdivia
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- Llullaillaco
- Nevado de Longaví
- Manuel Foster Observatory
- Monturaqui
- Irene Morales
- John Thomas North
- Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean
- Olca-Paruma
- USS Oneota (1864)
- La Pacana
- Parinacota (volcano)
- Patio 29
- Pichilemu
- Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu
- Salar de Punta Negra
- Reclus (volcano)
- Murders of María José Reyes and Juan Duarte
- Sammis Reyes
- Riro Kāinga
- Sairecabur
- Salar Ignorado
- San Pedro (Chile volcano)
- Socompa
- Sollipulli
- Tacora
- Tilocálar
- Nevado Tres Cruces
- Tupungatito
- Tuyajto Lake
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A 360 degree panorama of a unique cloudscape over La Silla
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Laguna Miñiques, Chile, 2016-02-08, DD 33-38 PAN
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Miscanti Lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama Chile Luca Galuzzi 2006
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Volcán San Pedro, Chile, 2016-02-09, DD 18
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