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*The Greek community in Chile are estimated to number from 90,000 to 120,000, and reside '''either in the Santiago area or in the Antofagasta area''', mostly. Chile is one of the 5 countries with the most descendants of Greeks in the world. | *The Greek community in Chile are estimated to number from 90,000 to 120,000, and reside '''either in the Santiago area or in the Antofagasta area''', mostly. Chile is one of the 5 countries with the most descendants of Greeks in the world. | ||
*The majority of Greek immigrants arrived in Chile at the beginning of century, some as part of their spirit of adventure and escape from the rigors of '''World War I and the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922''', although many Greeks had already settled in '''Antofagasta''', including crews of the ships for the Pacific War (1879–1883) in the naval battle of Iquique in 1879.<ref name ="IC"/> | *The majority of Greek immigrants arrived in Chile at the beginning of century, some as part of their spirit of adventure and escape from the rigors of '''World War I and the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922''', although many Greeks had already settled in '''Antofagasta''', including crews of the ships for the Pacific War (1879–1883) in the naval battle of Iquique in 1879.<ref name ="IC"/> | ||