Chile was a Spanish colony before. At that time, the Spanish were domineering in Chile. However, in order to avoid conflicts with colonies in other countries, its territory was entrenched along the Eastern Pacific coast like a "snake". The length and width ratio of the country was surprisingly reaching 22:1. No one believed it when he said it.

As a star in the global economy, many people are most curious about how such a territory like the "Long Snake Array" was formed. It was said that it was a joke to avoid conflict. The real reason was that when Spanish colonists first established South America, they were divided into two governors' districts with Buenos Aires in Argentina as the center and the Andes as the boundary, namely the Governor of La Plata and the Peruvian governor led by Lima.

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So, when the war broke out 200 years ago, and in full swing, the locals finally defeated the Spaniards who had been on the expedition and established their own country - Chile. At that time, Chile's territory was not as long as it is now, and it was probably only half of what it is today.

After the establishment of the country, the Chileans did not develop their own territory in a stable manner.

Compared with other races, the biggest characteristic of Chileans is their mixed race, which has both the aggressive personality of Indians and the high scientific and technological culture standards of Europeans.

Therefore, they embarked on a new journey and sought to expand their territory!

However, to the west of Chile is the endless Pacific Ocean, and to the east is the unattainable Andes Mountain Range. With the technological level at that time, they could not afford to fight sea wars or mountain wars. After all, who would be willing to play free fall in the mountains when they could be on the plains? They would also face the attack of poisonous insects and snakes in the dark.

Chileans are not stupid either. All roads lead to Rome, so why can’t they open up a world?

So the Chileans began to attack north and south. To the north, the Atacama Desert occupied by the Bolivians. Although it was deserted, it had extremely important strategic resources - saltpeter, a raw material for making gunpowder, and a fertilizer for growing crops.

Because the first war accumulated huge war wealth, such as the advanced weapons it snatched, and with the advantage of technological power, the Chileans advanced straight to Lima, the capital of Peru.

Peruvians are also very conscious of the current affairs. In order to save their country, Peru was reluctant to ced a province to Chile. This is an important change that was later compiled into history textbooks by many countries - the "Saltpeter War".

In the southward direction, due to geographical restrictions, the Chileans could only move forward on the western foot of the Andes, and finally occupied the homes of the Akans, and even divided the volcanic island at the end of South America with Argentina.

The war ended with adrenaline soaring, and they didn't care about so much. They fought all the way. But after the war, Chileans discovered that their territory was too narrow and long, not only from the capital Santiago to the nearest capital of Peru, but also from London to Moscow.

Even if it is difficult to make a country map, no one will take such trouble too seriously. Who would think that their country is small? Even if there is one more reef, it would be good.

Facts have also proved that war is the ability to make money. The copper mines that the Chileans rely on for their lives were fought by war. The Chukikamata copper mine is located in the Atacama Desert in the north. This is a wound that has broken the hearts of Peru people for several generations and cannot be smoothed.

Because of the war, Chile became the country with the richest copper reserves, the largest output and the largest exports in the world. It is known as the "country of copper mines". To sum up, for every 5 dollars of GDP created by the Chileans, 1 dollar is related to copper mines;

For every 6 US dollars of goods exported by Chile, half of which is 3 US dollars, is copper products. Because the war brought copper mines, Chile's economic growth rate was the highest in South America, and its economic level once reached the richest level in South America. However, copper mines brought wealth to Chile and also increased its economic vulnerability.

Because most copper mines in Chile are harsh in nature, especially in the north, they are mainly mountain plateaus, with large undulating terrain, drought climate, and sparse precipitation, resulting in sparse vegetation, widespread deserts, and lack of water resources needed by humans. This means that the copper mine has been dug up, and this area cannot be reused, and it cannot farm or develop scenic spots, real estate, deserts or deserts.

Moreover, copper ore is a non-renewable resource. With large-scale development, the amount of copper ore resources continues to decrease, the economy lacks diversity, and excessive dependence on copper ore exports, the domestic economy will often be affected by fluctuations in the international market price of copper ore;

In addition, Chile is located in the Pacific Rim seismic zone, and the damage caused by a strong earthquake to large copper mines may have a chain reaction to the domestic economy.

Chileans actually know the disadvantages of over-reliance on copper ores, and they have also made efforts, such as developing marine resources.

But the effect is not good. More importantly, the ordinary people in Chile seem to have become dependent on copper ore and are not interested in careers other than copper.

Once copper mines can no longer support their lives, it is hard to go back to the old path again, and it is not necessarily possible to rely on war to find a superior life for the next century.

This is also why Chile also attaches great importance to the construction of military modernization while developing rapidly in its economic level.

As early as the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chile had a strong naval force, not only ranked among the top in South America, but also was powerful even in the world.

The Chilean Navy not only had the record of capturing enemy ships, but also humiliated the US Navy. On the eve of World War I, it ordered two super fearless battleships from Britain. Although only one was completed and temporarily requisitioned by the UK, it was not sold to the Chilean Navy at half price until the end of World War I. However, at least the Chilean Navy once owned 30,000 tons of surface combat ships, which is quite proud of South America.
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