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| Country
capital |
National
Capital
Santiago (official)
Valparaíso (legislative) |
National
Population
19,116,201
Latest
population |
Independence
Day
September 18 |
National
Helplines
Police - 133
Ambulance - 131
Fire - 132
Child help-line - 147
Wildfire/forest fire or vegetation fire - 130
Useful mnemonic is ABC123 : Ambulancia (Ambulance) 131, Bomberos (Fire)
132, Carabineros (Police) 133. 911 redirects to 133
Tollfree Airline - 800-735-5526
Emergency
numbers
Ambulance: 131
Fire: 132
Police 132 |
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Flag
Description
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; 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 representing a guide to progress and honor;
blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes,
and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence
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National
anthem
"Himno
Nacional de Chile" |
| This
country is different : You
must know it |
Chile
may derive its name from the
indigenous Mapuche word chilli,
which may mean “where
the land ends.”
Another meaning attributed
to Chile’s name is the
onomatopoeic “cheele-cheele”—the
Mapuche imitation of a bird
call.
Chile has the largest annual
fireworks show in all of South
America in the city of Valparaiso
during its famed New Year’s
Pyrotechnic Festival. In 2007,
Valparaiso shot for the Guinness
Book of World Records with
the largest amount of fireworks
exploded in one evening: 16,000.
With over 100 wineries in
the country, Chile is now
the 5th largest exporter of
wine in the world.
Chile is the longest country
in the world from north to
south at 2,647 miles (4,620
km) long
Chile is one of the few countries
on earth that has a government-supported
UFO research organization.
Chile’s Central District
has had so many reported UFO
sightings over the past 20
years that in 2008, the town
of San Clemente opened a 19-mile
UFO trail that winds through
the Andes Mountains, whose
plateaus apparently make great
landing pads for the UFOs.
Chilean husbands and wives
have different last names
because women keep their maiden
names. If they have the same
last names, they are often
considered brother and sister.
Divorce in Chile was legalized
only in 2005, and the country
has one of the lowest divorce
rates globally. |
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