Just like Kate will mention in her post, Distance Doodlers is about telling you a little about each of our countries.

I know when most people think of Chile you think of this spicy little fruit… xD But for us 17,819,054 people living here; is so much more.

Chile is a long and narrow country located in South America, between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Internationally known for its earthquakes, the Chilean coup of 1973, Pinochet, Allende,  the rescue of the 33 miners, our only Miss Universe, Cecilia Bolocco (xD), our wines and diverse weather, our extreme passion for football, and for the guy that registered the moon as his property; yep, he was a Chilean. ^^’

Important Facts (I’m so copying Kate here)

Capital: Santiago de Chile

Land Area: 756,096.3 km²

Population: 17,819,054

Average Temperature: The climate of Chile comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large geographic scale, extending across 38 degrees in latitude, making generalizations difficult. (See more)

*In the Santiago area (Central Chile), the average monthly temperatures are about 19.5 °C in the summer months of January and February and 7.5 °C in the winter months of June and July.

Form of Government: Unitary presidentialconstitutional republic.

Head of State: President (Current President is Michelle Bachelet, she previously served as President from 2006–2010, becoming the first woman in her country to do so.)

Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic. Christian.

Official Languages: Spanish

Currency: Chilean Peso

A little video of the funny perspectives of americans or “gringos” (as we call them)… on us Chileans!

And some random facts!

• Chile has the oldest mummies in the WORLD! : Chinchorro Mummies.
  We have the record for the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It was in 1960 in Valdivia. It took place on a Sunday, 22 May 1960 it was rated 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. It lasted approximately 10 minutes. The resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands.
• Chile is the second biggest bread consumer in the world. (Germany is number 1.)
• Chile is the longest country on earth.4.600 kms from north to south. However, we have an average of 177 kms width.
• Genaro Gajardo, 1954, an artist and lawyer, registered the moon as his. When he died, he left it to the people of Chile.

Source: Wikipedia