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 Chile 
 Main prefix
 CE 
 Callsigns series
 3GA-3GZ, CAA-CEZ, XQA-XRZ 
 Time zone
 -4 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 ITU zone
 14, 16 
 CQ zone
 12 
 Metropole
 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center; design was based on the US flag.
 
          Chile          
 
 Chile 
 Capital: 
Santiago
 Administrative
 divisions: 
15 regions (regiones, singular - region): Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, and Valparaiso.
The US does not recognize claims to Antarctica.
 Population: 
16,284,741 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
30° 00' S, 71° 00' W
 Area total: 
756,950 sq. km
includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
 Land area: 
748,800 sq. km
 Water area: 
8,150 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
6,171 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km
 Coastline: 
6,435 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.cl
 Currency: 
Chilean peso (CLP)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Chile
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Chile
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Chile
 Name - local
 short form: 
Chile
 Independence: 
18 September 1810 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981, amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
 
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