WHAT DOES DEFINE CHILE? (TEXT)

Official name of the country:  República de Chile.

Geographical location: (South) American Continent; Chile is between the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east and the Drake Passage in the far south.

Features: Long and narrow (over 4, 200 kms long)

Capital city:  Santiago de Chile

Nature:  (Flowered) Desert, Valleys, Mountains, Lakes, Countryside, Seaside, Forests, Islands, Glaciers, Rivers... 

National language: (Chilean) Spanish. Ethnic groups: Mapuches, Aymaras, Quechuas, Kawéskar, Pehuenches.

National flower:  Copihue (Lapageria Rosae)

National dance:  Cueca

Most popular comic magazine:  "Condorito"   (regarding to Cóndor)

Flag description: Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square that bears a star in the centre. It's located at the hoist-side end of the white band. The star represents a guide to progress and honor; blue represents the sky; white is for the snow-covered Andes and red represents the blood spilled to achieve Independence. Adopted: October 18th, 1817. 

Coat of arms:  A shield divided into 2 equal parts: at the top one is blue and the bottom one is red with a white star in the centre.  The crest of the shield has 3 feathers: blue, white, and red.
The shield has two emblematic animals at both sides: a Condor (The most significant bird of prey from the Andes) and the Huemul (a kind of deer). Both animals have in their heads a navy's golden crown. It symbolizes the heroic deeds of the  Chilean Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Its motto is "Por la razón o la fuerza" (Engl. transl. "By reason or by force").  Adopted: June 26th, 1834.

Currency: Peso Chileno (Chilean Peso) - CLP