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CHILE

Capital
Santiago

Area
756,200 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles); a narrow strip of land stretching 4,635 km down the west coast of South America and on average only 180 km wide, wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, and bordered by Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast and Argentina along most of its eastern frontier.

Language
Spanish, Mapudungun, Rapa nui and other minority languages.

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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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Related links


Official website Chilean embassy NZ:

  • http://www.prochinz.co.nz/

  • UNHCR country profile

  • Amnesty International reports

    Sitios de Internet en castellano:

  • Instituto Latinoamericano de Doctrina y Estudios Sociales

  • El Mercurio

  • Revista Ercilla



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