World Atlas - Chile

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Features: Chile is the world's most elongated country, known as the "beautiful skirt" of the Western Hemisphere. It boasts the Atacama Desert, known as the " driest place on Earth," the magnificent Andes Mountains, the mysterious Easter Island, Tierra del Fuego, and the passionate Cueca dance. Renowned as the "country of copper mines," it is also the only country in the world that produces natural nitrates. Chile became a Spanish colony in 1541 and gained independence in 1810. Its modern social security system is highly distinctive, and its comprehensive open-door policy has made it one of the most active economies in South America.