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[[File:Volcano Osorno and Petrohué waterfalls.JPG|thumb|left|Petrohué Waterfalls and Osorno Volcano in the background.]]

[[File:Volcano Osorno and Petrohué waterfalls.JPG|thumb|left|Petrohué Waterfalls and Osorno Volcano in the background.]]

The northern Chilean [[Atacama Desert]] contains great mineral wealth, principally [[copper]], and also contains locations where rainfall has never been recorded.  The relatively small central area dominates the country in terms of population and agricultural resources. This area also is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century, when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in [[forest]]s and grazing lands and features a string of [[volcano]]es and [[lake]]s. The southern coast located in [[Patagonia]] is a labyrinth of [[fjord]]s, [[inlet]]s, [[canal]]s, twisting [[peninsula]]s, and ''island''s. The [[Andes]] Mountains are located on the eastern border.

The northern Chilean [[Atacama Desert]] contains great mineral wealth, principally [[copper]], and also contains locations where rainfall has never been recorded.  The relatively small central area dominates the country in terms of population and agricultural resources. This area also is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century, when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in [[forest]]s and grazing lands and features a string of [[volcano]]es and [[lake]]s. The southern coast located in [[Patagonia]] is a labyrinth of [[fjord]]s, [[inlet]]s, [[canal]]s, twisting [[peninsula]]s, and ''island''s. The [[Andes]] Mountains are located on the eastern border.

*Area: 756,945 km². (302,778 sq. mi.), or nearly twice the size of California.

*Area of Tricontinental Chile: 2,006,354 km² (774,657 sq. mi.)

*Area considering Continental and Insular Chile: 756,945 km². (302,778 sq. mi.), or nearly twice the size of California.

*Cities: Capital—[[Santiago]] (metropolitan area est. 6.25 million). Other cities: [[Concepción]]-[[Talcahuano]] (840,000), [[Viña del Mar]]-[[Valparaíso]] (800,000), [[Antofagasta]] (245,000), [[Temuco]] (230,000).

*Cities: Capital—[[Santiago]] (metropolitan area est. 6.25 million). Other cities: [[Concepción]]-[[Talcahuano]] (840,000), [[Viña del Mar]]-[[Valparaíso]] (800,000), [[Antofagasta]] (245,000), [[Temuco]] (230,000).

*Terrain: Desert in north; fertile central valley; volcanoes and lakes toward the south, giving way to rugged and complex coastline; Andes Mountains on the eastern border.

*Terrain: Desert in north; fertile central valley; volcanoes and lakes toward the south, giving way to rugged and complex coastline; Andes Mountains on the eastern border.