Chile

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Chile is a country in South America, occupying large swaths of its Western Coast. It is one of the most developed economies in South America due to the Pinochet administration.

Physical Geography

Chile covers around 756.096 square kilometers (291.930 square miles) and has a rough "I" shape; it has around 78.563 kilometeres of coastline, cutting off Bolivia's sea access.

It is characterized by a variety of climate areas, among which a largely desert section in the North, dominated by the Atacama Desert, a mediterranean-like area in the Center, where There are also the main urban settlements, like the Capital, a colder but still Europe-like section in the South and a largely cold and mountainous area in the Inland and deep South.

Demographics

Around 60% of the population is considered to be of European origins, 35% of mixed indian/European ancestry (Mutt/Mestizo) and close to 5% of the population is fully indian.

Its total population is close to 20 million though it is expected to start decreasing as fertility rates continue declining.

History

Chile was inhabited by a wide variety of people before the arrival of Columbus, most notably the Incas, though they did not occupy all the land currently part of the Chilean state. Following the arrival of the Spanish, in the course of around 300 years, the European population grew until its current point.