Fast Facts

Question 1

Climate

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Temperate: desert in the north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south

Question 2

Natural Resources

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Copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, salt, zinc, precious metals, lithium, molybdenum, hydropower

Question 3

Population

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16,763,470

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Ethnic groups

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North - Aymara, Quechua, Atacameños, and Diaguitas
Central - Picunche
South - Mapuche (Bío Bío River)

Question 5

13th region (new)

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Arica y Parinacota

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1st region

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Tarapacá

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2nd region

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Antofagasta

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3rd region

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Atacama

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4th region

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Coquimbo

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5th region

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Valparaíso

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6th region

Answer 11

Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins

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7th region

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Maule

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8th region

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Bío Bío

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9th region

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Araucanía

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14th (new)

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Valdivia

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10th region

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Los Lagos

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11th region

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Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

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12th region

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Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena

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Santiago region

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Región Metropolitana

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Pedro de Valdivia

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(Early 1500s)

Conquistador and founder of the cities of Santiago, Concepción, and Valdivia.

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Bernardo O’Higgins

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(1778-1842)

Liberator of Chile from Spanish rule and first head of state.

Question 22

Arturo Prat

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(1848-1879)
One of Chile’s greatest heroes. As Captain of the Esmeralda naval ship during the Battle of Iquique, he showed great bravery when he jumped aboard the enemy ship and was subsequently killed.

Question 23

Salvador Allende

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First socialist elected President of Chile. He died in the 11 September 1973 Coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.

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General Augusto Pinochet

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Military general who took power in the 1973 coup and ruled until 1989.

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Michelle Bachelet

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First female president of Chile. She took office in 2006.

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Sebastián Piñera

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Wealthy, right wing entrepreneur and politician who became President of Chile in 2010, bringing about an end to 20 years of Concertación rule.

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Joaquín Lavín

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Former mayor of Santiago and Presidential Candidate, he is another important figure in the Chilean political right.

Question 28

Soledad Alvear

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Senator and former minister, she is also leader of the Christian Democratic Party.

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Pablo Neruda

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Poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

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Gabriela Mistral

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Poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945.

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Isabel Allende

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Popular author of several novels and memoirs.

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José Donoso

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Well-known author and member of the Latin American Boom.

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Padre Alberto Hurtado

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Priest who took care of homeless children and founded the Hogar de Cristo foundation. He died in 1952 and was made a Saint in 2005.

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Cecelia Bolocco

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She was crowned Miss Universe in 1987.

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Marcelo Ríos

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Top-seeded tennis player. He waste first Latin American player to reach the number one position.

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Nicolás Massú

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Tennis player. He won two gold medals at the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004.

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Don Francisco

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Host of the popular Sabado Gigante television preheat seen throughout Latin America.

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Roberto Matta

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(1911-2002)

Famous surrealist painter.

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Claudio Arrau

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(1903-1991)

Highly respected classical pianist.

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Eliseo Salazar

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Retired, international race car driver who has competed in Gran Prix of Monaco, Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500.

Question 41

Strongest earthquake to ever hit Chile

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9.5 quake that hit Valdivia in 1960