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International Student Association
CHILE
Situated south of Peru and west of Bolivia and Argentina, Chile fills
a narrow 1,800-mile (2,897 km) strip between the Andes and the
Pacific. One-third of Chile is covered by the towering ranges of the
Andes. In the north is the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert,
and in the center is a 700-mile-long (1,127 km), thickly populated
valley with most of Chile's arable land.
Language: Spanish
Ethnicity/race: European and European-Indian 95%, Indian 3%,
other 2%
Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, small Jewish and
Muslim populations
Literacy rate: 95% (1992).
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