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| Location | Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru |
| Geographic coordinates | 30 00 S, 71 00 W |
| Map references | south_america |
| Area |
total: 756,950 sq km land: 748,800 sq km note: includes easter island (isla de pascua) and isla sala y gomez water: 8,150 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana |
| Land boundaries |
total: 6,171 km border countries: argentina 5,150 km, bolivia 861 km, peru 160 km |
| Coastline | 6,435 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200/350 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south |
| Terrain | low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: nevado ojos del salado 6,880 m |
| Natural resources | copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 2.65% permanent crops: 0.42% other: 96.93% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 18,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
| Environment - current issues | widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions |
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