Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile annexed in 1888, Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people.

It is a World Heritage Site with much of the island protected within the Rapa Nui National Park. Historically the island has experienced a collapse of its ecosystem, with extinction of many of its prehistoric species; these events were associated with over-exploitation of the island’s resources. The underlying island geology is one of extinct volcanoes.

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Capital : Hanga Roa
Coordinates : 27°9′S 109°25.5′W / 27.15°S 109.425°W / -27.15; -109.425
Official languages : Spanish, Rapa Nui
Ethnic groups (2002) : Rapanui 60%, European or mestizo 39%, Amerindian 1%
Demonym : Rapa Nui or Pascuense
Annexation : to Chile
- Treaty signed : September 9, 1888
Area
- Total : 163.6 km2 , 63.1 sq mi
Population
-   2009 estimate : 4,781
-   2002 census : 3,791
-   Density : 29.22/km2 , 75.69/sq mi
Currency : Peso (CLP)
Time zone : Central Time Zone (UTC-6)
Internet TLD : .cl
Calling code : 56 32

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Government : Special territory of Chile
- Provincial Governor : Melania Carolina Hotu Hey
- Mayor : Luz Zasso Paoa

Municipal council, directly-elected for four years (2008-2012):
o Marta Raquel Hotus Tuki (PDC)
o Ximena Trengove Vallejos (PDC)
o Julio Araki Tepano (UDI)
o Eliana Amelia Olivares San Juan (UDI)
o Alberto Hotus Chávez (PPD)
o Marcelo Pont Hill (PPD)

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