page_title: Chile
section_title: National symbols
hierarchical_section_title: Chile / National symbols
caption_attribution_description: Español: Cóndor Andino (Vultur gryphus) en la Cruz del Cóndor en el Cañón del Colca, Valle del Colca, Perú. Foto digital tomada por el autor y post-procesada con El GIMP. English: Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Cruz del Cóndor in Colca Canyon, Colca Valley, Peru. Digital photo taken by author and post-processed with The GIMP.
context_page_description: Chile is a country on the south-western side of South America. Most people there speak Spanish.
  Chile, which claims a part of the Antarctic continent, is the longest country on earth. The Atacama Desert, in the north of the country, is the driest place on earth. The average rainfall there is less than 0.05 mm per year. The center of Chile, with the two cities Santiago and Valparaíso, has a Mediterranean climate with an average temperatures of 28 °C in January and 11 °C in July. In the middle of Chile, the country is very good for growing things.
  There are about 16.9 million people living in Chile in 2009. About 10 million people live in the center of Chile around Valparaíso and Santiago, on about 20% of the total land.
  Chile is a well-educated country. Only 2.7% are not able to read or write. Some believe that Chile has one of the best school systems in South America.
  About 95% of Chileans are people with a combination of European descent, mostly Spanish, but also German, English, Italian and Arab people. Around 2% of the population is Native American, but most people have native ancestors.
context_section_description: The national flower is the copihue (Lapageria rosea, Chilean bellflower), which grows in the woods of southern Chile.
  The coat of arms shows the two national animals: the condor (Vultur gryphus, a very large bird that lives in the mountains) and the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus, an endangered white tail deer). It also has the saying Por la razón o la fuerza (By reason or by force).
  The flag of Chile has two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red. There is a blue square the same height as the white band. The square has a white five-pointed star in the center.  The star is a guide to progress and honor. Blue is for the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the blood spilled to get independence.
caption: The Andean Condor is the national bird of Chile
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