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ID: 1000049
 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Chile (nation)  Chile (nation)

Coordinates:
Lat: 30 00 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -30.0000  decimal degrees
Long: 071 00 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -71.0000  decimal degrees

Note: Pre-Spanish inhabitants were nomadic tribes including Diaguita, Picunche, Pehunche, Huilliche and Cunco, dominated by the Araucanians; Spanish penetration began in 1536, but attempt to conquer Araucano continued through 19th cen.; Basques arrived 18th cen.; official language is Spanish.

Names:
Chile (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
Chile (German-P,U,N)
Chile (Spanish-P,U,N)
República de Chile (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
Republic of Chile (C,O,English,U,N)
Chili (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
Chili (French-P,U,N)
République du Chili (C,O,French,U,N)
CHL (C,O,ISO3L)
CL (C,O,ISO2L)
ISO152 (C,O,ISO3N)
CI00 (C,O,FIPS)
Chilean (C,O,English,U,A)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of South America (continent)  ....  South America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Chile (nation)  ........  Chile (nation) (P)

Place Types:
nation (preferred, C)  ............  independence announced February 12, 1818
primary political unit (C)
independent sovereign nation (C)
republic (C)
oligarchy (H)  ............  constitutionally supported, until 1861

Related geographic places:
member of ....  United Nations .......... (organization)
................  (World) [7029605]
................  joined organization in 1945

Sources and Contributors:
Chile..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
..............  Cambridge Encyclopedia (1990)
..............  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) 3:211 ff.
..............  Times Atlas of the World (1990) plates 120-121
..............  Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-20
..............  UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 46
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 256
Chilean..........  [VP]
.................  UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 8
Chili..........  [VP]
..............  Engels Woordenboek (1987) 117
CHL..........  [VP]
...........  ISO Handbook (1988) 765
CI00..........  [VP]
...........  NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 01/20/99
CL..........  [VP]
...........  ISO Country Codes (1996) 13
ISO152..........  [VP]
.................  ISO Country Codes (1996) 13
República de Chile..........  [VP]
...................................  Britannica Book of the Year (1991) 573
...................................  Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 583
Republic of Chile..........  [VP]
................................  Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 131-132
................................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
République du Chili..........  [VP]
...................................  ISO Handbook (1988) 777
Subject: .....  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1991) 573
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 583
..................  Cambridge Encyclopedia (1990)
..................  Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 131-132
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) III, 211 ff.
..................  Engels Woordenboek (1987) 117
..................  ISO Country Codes (1996) 13
..................  ISO Handbook (1988) 765; 777
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 01/20/99
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1990) plates 120-121
..................  Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-20
..................  UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 46
..................  UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 8
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 256
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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