Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
By
S V Krubha Shankari
18382027
INTRODUCTION
• Republic of Chile
• Capital (and largest city) : Santiago
• National language: Spanish
• President: Sebastián Piñera
• High-income economy and has high living standards
• Chile is a member of OECD(Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development ), joining in 2010.
• Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Union of
South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
GEOGRAPHY
• Deserts: north
• Ice : south
• The Andes: east
• Pacific ocean: west
• Surface covers 4200 km length
coastline & 117km(wide)
• Geographers divide the country into 5 regions,
each having its own flora, fauna and climate.
• Borders Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Drake passage
GEOGRAPHY
Five regions:
1. Far north: Atacama Desert . Cu & nitrate rich deposits.
Andes plateau.
2. Near North: Semi arid climate. Narrowest area.
Valleys irrigated.
3. Central Zone: Mediterranean. Fertile land (farms&
vineyard). Andes loses height (south)
4. Southern Zone: Araucania & lake district. Rivers
descend from mountains. Fishing.
5. Austral zone: (Glacial) Sub polar oceanic climate(west).
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Mineral reserves
• Forests
• Agriculture
• Ground water
• Fishing
INTERESTING FACTS
• Chile is the world’s longest country
• The Andes mountains trace the entire length of the
country, covering approximately 80% of its land.
• Worlds biggest swimming pool
• ATACAMA DESERT: driest place in earth
• Penguins – 12000
• Andes has worlds largest & still active volcanoes
• Chile is a World Class Wine Destination, and the Ninth
Largest Producer of Wine
INTERESTING FACTS
• Home to five UNESCO world heritage sites
• Robinson Crusoe film inspired by sailor Alexander Selkirk.
• Mountains of Norte Grande – Extraordinary clear atmosphere,
300 clear nights a year. Southern Hemisphere observatories
• Affectionately known as country of poets.
CULTURE & FOOD
• September 18, Chile celebrates independence day.
• Cueca : National dance
• Pisco: National drink
• 3 types of Cuisine can be distinguished :
(a)North (b)Central (c)South
• Seafood main ingredient(fish, molluscs, crustaceans and algae).
• Maize and potato : Main agricultural crop.
• World class wine destination.
• Famous dishes: Completo, Pebre (Hot chili pepper sauce), Chilean
Empanadas, Cazuelas – Vacuno (beef) or Seafood (mariscos),
Pastel de Choclo y Humitas (Corn and beef casserole)
Completo Pebre (Hot chili pepper sauce) Chilean Empanadas
Machinery including
2 computers
2.1 Vehicles
2.2
12.7 Electrical machinery,
2.4
equipmenT
Plastics, plastic articles
3.7
Meat
Pharmaceuticals
20
15 13.47
11.53
10
7.04
5.66 4.81
5 4.12
0
US CHINA BRAZIL S.KOREA JAPAN COLOMBIA PERU
EXPORTS - MAJOR TRADE
PARTNERS
18 16.02
16
13.58
14
12 11.04
10
8 7.1 6.54 6.23 5.65
6
4
2
0
CHILE TOURISM
REFERENCES
• http://www.worldstopexports.com/chiles-top-import-partners/
• http://countries.bridgat.com/Chile_Trade_Partners.html
• https://en.lifeder.com/natural-resources-chile/
• https://www.quasarex.com/blog/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-
about-chile-facts-about-chile
• https://www.atlasandboots.com/interesting-facts-about-chile/
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-
factbook/geos/ci.html
• https://chile.travel/en
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chile
THANK
YOU