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 * National Symbols **
 * The National flower of Chile is the copihue (all so called the Chilean Bellflower). It grows in the woods of Southern Chile
 * The Chilean Coat of Arms has the two national animalson it. The Condor, which is a very large bird that lives in the mountains, and the Huemul, which is an endangered white tail deer. It also has the moto //Por la razón o la fuerza// which means //By right or might// or //By reason or by force//.
 * The flag of Chile consists of two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the blood spilled to achieve independence.