Chile — world's longest country (4300 km), Atacama Desert + Patagonia glaciers. 19 million inhabitants.
- Chile is the world's longest country 4300 km from north to south (Poland is 700 km). Only 175 km wide on average. Andes + Pacific.
- Atacama Desert — world's driest desert Some places haven't had rain in 500 years. World's best sky for astronomy — ALMA Observatory (USA + EU + JP).
- Chilean Patagonia — fjords + glaciers Torres del Paine NP — one of the world's most beautiful parks. Cape Horn — southernmost point of South America.
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui) — UNESCO 887 moai (stone statues). 3500 km from Chile. Originating 8th-17th c. Mystery: how were they transported?
- Chile has 6 UNESCO sites Rapa Nui, Valparaíso (port + sky elevators), Sewell (copper mine), Chiloé Churches, Andean Complexes.
- Chile produces 28% of global copper World's largest producer + exporter. Codelco (state-owned) — world's largest copper company.
- Earthquakes in Chile — world's strongest 1960 Valdivia — magnitude 9.5 (all-time record). 1500 dead, tsunami in Hawaii + Japan.
- Chilean wine — world's top 10 Carmenère — variety 'lost' in Europe after phylloxera 1867. Found in Chile 1994. Plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc.
- Chile has the most Nobel laureates in Latin America Pablo Neruda (literature 1971), Gabriela Mistral (literature 1945 — first Latina). Plus writers: Isabel Allende, Roberto Bolaño.
- Penguins of Magellan + Humboldt Coast of Chile. Plus rare Rockhopper penguins. Punta Arenas — best tours.
Sources: INE Chile, Servicio Nacional de Turismo, UNESCO World Heritage.