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Detailed explanation-1: -The legal currency of Chile is the Chilean peso. Currently there are coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos and banknotes of 500, 1, 000, 2, 000, 5, 000, 10, 000 and 20, 000.

Detailed explanation-2: -Santiago, capital of Chile. It lies on the canalized Mapocho River, with views of high Andean peaks to the east.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satellite view is showing Santiago, largest city and the national capital of Chile. Santiago is situated in Chile’s Maipo Valley surrounded by the Andes Mountain Range, about 100 km east of the Pacific Ocean coast.

Detailed explanation-4: -Santiago (Spanish: Santiago de Chile ) is Chile’s capital and largest city. It is situated at an elevation of 520 m (1700 ft) in the country’s central valley, and administratively is a part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Even though Santiago is the capital, legislative bodies meet in nearby Valparaíso.