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Chile

 

Continent - South America

Size - 756,950 km²

Geography - Low coastal mountains, central valley, Andes in east

Language - Spanish

Religion - 70% Roman Catholic, 15% Evangelical, 8.3% none, 7.7% other

Monetary Unit - Peso

 

Natural Resources - copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum

Agriculture - grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber

Industry - copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

Neighbouring Countries - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina

Population - 16,284,741 (2007 estimate)

Population Growth Rate - 0.91%

Average Life Expectancy - 77

Capital City - Santiago (population 5,428,590)

Highest Mountain - Nevado Ojos del Salado (6,880 m)

Longest River - Loa (440 km)

Climate - North - cool desert -17°C to 28°C, Central Mediterranean  - warm, dry summers 10°C to 26°C, cool, wet winters 5°C to 18°C, South cool and wet all year

Yearly Rainfall -  North - minimal rainfall, Central - 40cm (approx), South -300cm (approx)

Plant Life - North - very little plant life, Central - cactus, espinos, Chilean pine, and the copihue, a red bell-shaped flower that is Chile's national flower, South - dense forests of laurels, magnolias, and various species of conifers and beeches

Animal Life - puma, cougar, guanaco, Andean wolf, chilla, marsupials, small deer

Bird Life - many species of small birds

Aquatic Life - many species of fish, penguins, whales, seals

 

 

 

 

 

 

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