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Chile is a country located in western South America. It is located between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west on a long, narrow strip of land. Chile has a population of 17.5 million people and a
land area of 756,096 square kilometers. The country's capital is located in a valley bordered by the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range mountains. It is also the world's southernmost country, the closest to
Antarctica, with land boundaries with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the far south. Chile also has jurisdiction over the Pacific Ocean islands of Juan
Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island. Santiago is the country's capital and largest city, and Spanish is the official language.