Chile By Morgan Stanton

Chile is on the southwestern coast of South America with Argentina on the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Bolivia to the northeast, and Peru to the northwest Where is Chile Located?

Capital & Major Cities Capital: Santiago Major Cities: Vina del Mar, Iquique, Arica

Chile’s independence day is September 10, Date of Independence

Chile’s Flag Colors & Meanings: Blue- sky White- snowy Andes Red- blood of Chilean patriots

Typical Chilean Foods Beef Empanadas Porotos con Riendas Corn Humitas Charquicán Stew Chilean Style Stuffed Potatoes Chacarero Chileno Cocada Chilean corn Pie Pebre Sauce

Chilean Style Stuffed Potatoes Ingredients: 4 large potatoes 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons butter Salt to taste 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (to sauté the filling) 1/2 whole onion, diced 1 tablespoon garlic paste or 5 medium-sized garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 lb ground beef 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon ground ají panca, (red Peruvian chili pepper) optional 1/2 cup black or yellow raisins 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped 8 black olives, seedless 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into fourths 1/2 cup flour 1 beaten egg 1/2 cup vegetable oil (for frying the filled potatoes)

Major Religion in Chile Roman Catholic makes up 80% of Chile’s religious population.

Major Imports Copper, Fish Meal, Fruit, Iron Ore, Nitrates, Paper and Wood Pulp, Processed Fish, Wine

Major Exports Soybeans Military Aircrafts

Touris m Since the mid-1990s, tourism has become one of the main economic resources of Chile. In 2005 Chile generated nearly 500 million US Dollars from tourism. According to the WTO, Chile was the eighth most popular place to travel for foreign tourists in 2010.

Cerro San Cristobal Popular Tourist Sites Easter Island Valparaiso Lauca National Park Pucon

Population The estimated population of Chile in 2013 was million.

Climat e Variety of climatic conditions North- desert with dry and arid conditions, little to no rainfall South- cold, wet, intense winds, heavy rainfall Central- Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and long dry summers

Monetary System The monetary system in Chile is Pesos (P).

Current System of Government Chile’s government is based on a democratic republican framework.

Current Governmental Leader Chile’s current governmental leader is President Michelle Bachelet.

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