Chile
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| Capital | Santiago |
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| Dialing code | +56 |
| Currency | Chilean peso |
| Population | 18. 05 million (2017) |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Presidents | Gabriel Boric |
| Continent | South America |
| Government | Unitary state |
| Presidential system | |
| Constitutional republic | |
| Democratic Republic | |
| Location statistical region population | World Bank |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 587286 |
About Chile
Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along South America's western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago, its capital, sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city's palm-lined Plaza de Armas contains the neoclassical cathedral and the National History Museum. The massive Parque Metropolitano offers swimming pools, a botanical garden and zoo. ― Google
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Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election
Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile 's presidential election after an early concession from his far-right rival, José Antonio Kast.
Mr Kast conceded defeat barely an hour and a half after polls closed, and with around half of ballots counted.
Early results show Mr Boric leading with 56% of the vote, and Mr Kast trailing with 45% in the run-off race.
The election has been one of The Most polarised in recent decades and comes after mass anti-government protests.
At 35-years-old, Mr Boric will become one of The World 's youngest political leaders.
A former student protest leader, he has pledged radical reforms to address rampant inequality in Chile - Once The Most stable economy in Latin America .
His rival, meanwhile, stood on a platform of law and order, pledging cuts to tax and social spending, and defending The Legacy of former military dictator General Augusto Pinochet .
, Mr Kast said he had called Mr Boric to congratulate him on his " great triumph".
" From today he is The Elected President of Chile and deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration, " he added.
Both men are outsiders representing Political Parties that have never been in government.
The country is going through huge changes after voting overwhelmingly Last Year to re-write Chile 's Pinochet-era constitution.
Chile 's outgoing President Sebastián Piñera said on Sunday that the country was living in " an environment of excessive polarization, confrontation [and] disputes, " and urged his successor to " be The President of all Chileans. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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