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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country located in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. With an area of 756,096 square kilometers (291,930 sq mi) and a population of 17.5 million as of 2017, Chile shares 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.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 7 million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between 500–650 m (1,640–2,133 ft) above sea level.
Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.
The Chile national football team represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. The team is commonly referred to as La Roja. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Chile's abortion laws have undergone significant changes in recent years. Prior to 2017, Chile had one of the strictest abortion laws globally, prohibiting the practice altogether. However, since then, abortion has become legal in certain circumstances.
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, that plays in the Primera División.
The General Captaincy of Chile, Governorate of Chile or Kingdom of Chile,' was a territory of the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1817 that was, initially, part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. It comprised most of modern-day Chile and southern parts of Argentina in the Patagonia region. Its capital was Santiago de Chile. In 1810 it declared itself independent, with the Spanish reconquering the territory in 1814, but in 1817 it gained independence as the Republic of Chile. It had a number of Spanish governors over its long history and several kings.
Trasandino de Los Andes are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Los Andes in the V Región of Valparaíso in Chile. They currently play in the Segunda División.
Zapaleri is a volcano whose summit is the tripoint of the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A number of railways are in the area. It is part of Potosí Department (Bolivia), Jujuy Province (Argentina), and Antofagasta Region (Chile). The volcano formed on top of the 2.89 mya Tara Ignimbrite from the Guacha caldera and the basement beneath the volcano is formed from Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks affected by tectonic deformation. Volcanic rocks are andesite, basalt, dacite and rhyolite. Late Cretaceous rocks are also found in the area, as are Pleistocene shoshonite volcanic rocks.
Julio Alberto Barroso is an Argentine-born Chilean football defender currently playing for Everton. He was nationalised as a Chilean so as to free up a spot as an international player for his club.
Benjamín Vicuña Luco is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
General Velásquez is a Chilean football club, their home town is San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda Division.
Green Cross is a defunct Chilean sports club that was based in the city of Santiago until 1965, when it moved to Temuco.
Washington Ramón Saldías González is a Chilean politician. Saldías is also the executive editor of Pichilemu News.
Hernán Bolaños Ulloa was a Nicaraguan-Costa Rican footballer.
Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team.
Luis Hernán Álvarez Hernández was a Chilean footballer who played in clubs in Chile and El Salvador.
The following lists events that happened during 1894 in Chile.
Luis Norberto Tirado Gordillo was a Chilean footballer and manager.
Francisco Hormazábal Castillo was a Chilean footballer and manager.
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