The Republic of Chile in the south-west of South America with its capital Santiago de Chile covers 756,102 km². The country stretches over 4,275 km in a north-south direction along the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. In a west-east direction, the extension is less than 200 km on average. Chile is often called "La tierra alargada" (elongated land) due to its unusual shape caused by its location on the western slope of the Andes Cordillera.

It borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east and Argentina to the east. Chile also includes Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Salas y Gómez Island, the Juan Fernández Islands (including Robinson Crusoe Island), the Desventuradas Islands and, to the south, the Ildefonso and Diego Ramírez Islands. The country has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Strait of Magellan, which belongs to Chile.
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