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Which country is Chile?

Chile itself is an independent country, its full name is the Republic of Chile, or Chile for short.

The Republic of Chile (Spanish: Repúblicade Chile), referred to as Chile. Located in southwestern South America, at the western foothills of the Andes Mountains. It is bordered by Argentina to the east, Peru and Bolivia to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Antarctica to the south. It is the longest and narrowest country in the world, with a land area of ??756,715 square kilometers. Chile is divided into 16 regions (Región), consisting of 54 provinces (Provincia) and 346 cities (Comuna), with the capital Santiago. In September 2022, Chile's total population was 19.458 million, of which urban population accounted for 86.9%.