ChileBy Morgan Stanton

• Chile is on the southwestern coast of South America with Argentina on the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Bolivia to the northeast, and Peru to the northwest

Where is Chile Located?

Capital & Major Cities

• Capital: Santiago• Major Cities: Vina del

Mar, Iquique, Arica

• Chile’s independence day is September 10, 1810.

Date of Independence

Chile’s Flag

• Colors & Meanings:• Blue- sky• White- snowy Andes• Red- blood of Chilean

patriots

Typical Chilean Foods• Beef Empanadas• Porotos con Riendas• Corn Humitas• Charquicán Stew• Chilean Style Stuffed

Potatoes• Chacarero Chileno• Cocada• Chilean corn Pie• Pebre Sauce

Chilean Style Stuffed Potatoes• Ingredients:• 4 large potatoes• 2 tablespoons milk• 2 tablespoons butter• Salt to taste• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

(to sauté the filling)• 1/2 whole onion, diced• 1 tablespoon garlic paste

or 5 medium-sized garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1 lb ground beef• 1 teaspoon cumin powder• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper• 1 tablespoon ground ají

panca, (red Peruvian chili pepper) optional

• 1/2 cup black or yellow raisins

• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped• 8 black olives, seedless• 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into

fourths• 1/2 cup flour• 1 beaten egg• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (for

frying the filled potatoes)

Major Religion in Chile

• Roman Catholic makes up 80% of Chile’s religious population.

Major Imports• Copper, Fish Meal,

Fruit, Iron Ore, Nitrates, Paper and Wood Pulp, Processed Fish, Wine

Major Exports

Soybeans

Military Aircrafts

Tourism

• Since the mid-1990s, tourism has become one of the main economic resources of Chile.• In 2005 Chile generated nearly 500

million US Dollars from tourism.• According to the WTO, Chile was

the eighth most popular place to travel for foreign tourists in 2010.

Cerro San Cristobal

Popular Tourist

SitesEaster Island

Valparaiso Lauca National Park

Pucon

Population

• The estimated population of Chile in 2013 was 17.62 million.

Climate

• Variety of climatic conditions• North- desert with dry and arid conditions,

little to no rainfall• South- cold, wet, intense winds, heavy rainfall• Central- Mediterranean climate with mild wet

winters and long dry summers

Monetary System

• The monetary system in Chile is Pesos (P).

Current System of Government

•Chile’s government is based on a democratic republican framework.

Current Governmental Leader

•Chile’s current governmental leader is President Michelle Bachelet.

Sources

• http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/chile.htm• http://www.mapsofworld.com/chile/independence-day.html• http://oialeeink.com/bisbros/religion.html• http://www.quericavida.com/en/recipes/chilean-style-stuffed-potatoes

/• http://www.quericavida.com/en/recipes-cooking/andean-feast-10-delic

iously-traditional-chilean-recipes/• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Chile• http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/chile-population/• http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-chile/• http://www.mapsofworld.com/chile/government/