{"id":31649,"date":"2026-08-31T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31649"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:52:50","slug":"chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Chile are pushing to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the southwestern part of <\/span><b>South America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occupies a long, narrow coastal land strip wedged between the <\/span><b>Andes Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east and the <\/span><b>South Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>Peru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north, <\/span><b>Bolivia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the northeast and <\/span><b>Argentina <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the east and by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/drake-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Drake Passage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Santiago<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Chile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Desert:<\/b> <b>Atacama Desert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is the driest non-polar desert in the world is in Chile.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Loa River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volcano:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ojos del Salado which is the World\u2019s highest active volcano and 2nd highest peak in South America (6,880 m).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located along the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ring-of-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Ring of Fire<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the world\u2019s largest copper and Lithium producer. Other resources include molybdenum, iron ore, timber, hydropower, and precious metals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2304610&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chile is located in the southwestern part of South America. 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