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Republic of Parinacota República de Parinacota
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Por la Razón o la Fuerza "By Right or Might"
Capital and	Providencia
Official languages	Spanish
Demonym(s)	Parinacotense
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Carolina Ponce de León
• Vice President of Parinacota	Andrés Larraín
Legislature	Parliament of Parinacota
Establishment
• Independence of Parinacota	27 of July of 1815
Area
•	756,096 km2 (291,930 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	17,574,003
• 2017 census	17,125,405
• Density	24/km2 (62.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$528.300 billion
• Per capita	$26,317
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$308.505 billion
• Per capita	$19,547
Gini (2020)	39.5 medium
HDI (2019)	0.847 very high
Currency	Peso de Parinacota (PPS)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+570

Parinacota, officially the Republic of Parinacota (Spanish: República de Parinacota) is a country on the _ coast of the _ continent of _. It borders _ to the north, _ to the east and _ to the west, while the south is bathed by the _ Ocean. The capital city of Parinacota is Providencia, which with its 6.5 million inhabitants on its metropolitan area, it is the largest settlement on the country. Most of the population is concentrated on the southern coast while the rest of the territory lies on a difficult terrain with valleys surrounded by mountains and peaks.

Before the initial arrival of !European explorers, Parinacota was home to several ancient cultures that fought to conquer the territory; however, it was around the 15th century when the Pacotas Empire unified the territory building one of the most developed societies in the region that lasted until !European discovery and later conquest. The !Spanish Empire ruled Parinacota for over four centuries after having established the Viceroyalty of Parinacota with Providencia as its capital city but counting with Viña Alta as an important commercial port. Parinacota proclaimed its independence during July of 1815 after years of battles and fights against the ruling empire and in the decades that followed, it counted with a history of civil wars between the two traditional political parties that represented different ideological poles. It was only in the approach to the twentieth century when Parinacota's countryside recovered from the Civil War and the country incurred in several democratic reforms with which attained the construction of a peaceful society, big economic success and the initial steps to a welfare state. Financial complications and social discontent, however, appeared finishing the 60's decade and Parinacota's society saw itself submerged in the 1973 coup and later civic-military dictatorship that lasted until 1985; throughout the whole period, the constitutional guaranties were suppressed together with individual liberties and general freedom, the civic-military government persecuted left-wing political parties and groups that were often seen as opposites to the regime, an issue that resulted in several deaths and numerous instances of torture. In 1985 the people of Parinacota was taken to vote for a plebiscite that would consolidate the military power; however, the plebiscite resulted in an overwhelming support of the no and in the following year, the dictatorship was dismantled with Parinacota's political scene being labelled as a guided democracy. In 1986 the country elected the Christian Democrat candidate Ignacio Larraín Hesse as the first democratically elected president after the return of the democracy; since then, the country has undergone several economic reforms aimed to liberalise the economy ensuring growth and stability for the oncoming decades.

Today, Parinacota is considered a high-income economy counting with high living standards and one of the most stable and peaceful societies in the region. The national economy is based in a strong agro-exporter sector; Parinacota leads the dairy global production and counts with a specialised sector focused in organic, high-valued production of fruits and vegetables; however, in recent years, the services sector has undergone a substantial growth on the share of the economy with the banking and financial sector, technology and telecommunications leading the economy of Providencia and the largest urban poles. Parinacota leads regional rankings in human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalisation, state of peace, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption. The country is a founding member of the !UN and *add useless, cool and capitalist institution*, it joined the !OECD in 2008 and has been a member since then.