Countries

Chile

Chile runs roughly 4,300 km down South America's Pacific coast, never more than about 350 km wide, the longest north-south country on Earth. In the north lies the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar place on the planet.

Salt-and-sand rock formations at Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) in Chile's Atacama Desert

Valle de la Luna, Atacama

Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Adopted in 1817, closely resembling the Texas state flag (coincidentally, since Chile's predates it by decades). The lone star is called the Estrella Solitaria, a guide toward progress and honor.

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