SNAP SHOT OF CHILE
Chile is located in southwest South America, stretching far south to Antarctica. Its westernmost point is Easter Island, located in the Pacific Ocean, 3,760 km. from the Chilean coast. Chile stretches from parallel 17.30° S to parallel 56.32°, at the southernmost tip of South America, Cape Horn. Chile's claim over the Antarctic continent encompasses the triangle between parallel 60 S and meridians 53 and 90 W, to the South Pole.
Chile measures 4.329 kilometers in length. Placed over a map of Europe, it would extend from Madrid to Moscow.
Chile limits in the north with Peru, divided by a border line known as the "Linea de la Concordia" (160 km.). On the east, a line running through the highest summits of the Andes, separates Chile from Argentina and Bolivia. Chile's southern boundary is the South Pole, and on the west the Pacific Ocean.
Its average width is 150 kilometers; it is 360 kilometers across at is widest point and just 15 kilometers at its narrowest.
The official language is Spanish.
Chile experiences many different climates, as its territory stretches from the desert in the north to Antarctica in the south. Nonetheless, in general, the climate in the north is dry, in the central and center south regions mild and temperate, with rains in the winter, and cool and rainy in the far south. Average temperatures in Santiago are a minimum of 13°C and maximum of 32°C in summer, and a minimum of 2°C and a maximum of 15°C in the winter.
Summer is from december to March, with an average temperature of 25°C. Winter last from June to August, with an average temperature of 12°C.
The time zone in winter is GMT –4 hours; in summer it is GMT –3 hours.
Visitors from most countries require only a current passport and a tourist entrance card, which is valid for 90 days. No inoculations are necessary.
Government
Official Name: Republic of Chile
Type of Government: Representative Democracy, Presidential Regime
Capital: Santiago
Independence: September 18, 1810
National Holiday: September 18, Independence Day
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