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___MASK76___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK76___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK76___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK76___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . The II ___MASK58___ is one of Chile ' s fifteen first - order administrative divisions . It comprises three provinces , Antofagasta , El Loa and Tocopilla . It is bordered to the north by Tarapacá and by Atacama to the south and is the second - largest region of Chile . To the east it borders Bolivia and Argentina . The capital of the region is the port city of Antofagasta , another important city being Calama . The main economic activity is copper mining in the giant porphyry copper systems located inland . ___MASK81___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK32___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK81___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK81___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is ___MASK49___ ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . The ___MASK12___ ( Koine and Medieval Greek :    , tr . ) was the ___MASK84___ - Roman Republic period ___MASK61___ the ancient Roman civilization , characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe , Africa and Asia . The city ___MASK61___ Rome was the largest city in the world BC AD , with ___MASK15___ ( New Rome ) becoming the largest around 500 AD , and the Empire ' s populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants ( roughly 20 % ___MASK61___ the world ' s population at the time ). The 500 - year - old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series ___MASK61___ civil wars and political conflict , during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC . Civil wars and executions continued , culminating in the victory ___MASK61___ Octavian , Caesar ' s adopted son , over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle ___MASK61___ Actium in 31 BC and the annexation ___MASK61___ Egypt . Octavian ' s power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title " Augustus ", effectively marking the end ___MASK61___ the Roman Republic . ___MASK65___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart ___MASK61___ the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK65___ shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK65___ covers an area ___MASK61___ and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK65___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . An administrative division , unit , entity , area or region , also referred to as a subnational entity , constituent unit , or country subdivision , is a portion ___MASK61___ a country or other region delineated for the purpose ___MASK61___ administration . Administrative divisions are granted a certain degree ___MASK61___ autonomy and are usually required to manage themselves through their own local governments . Countries are divided up into these smaller units to make managing their land and the affairs ___MASK61___ their people easier . For example , a country may be divided into provinces , which , in turn , are divided into counties , which , in turn , may be divided in whole or in part into municipalities ; and so on . ___MASK72___ is a port city in ___MASK32___ Chile , about north of Santiago . It is the capital of ___MASK72___ Province and ___MASK58___ . According to the 2012 census , the city has a population of 345 , 420 . ___MASK21___ Province ( Spanish : Provincia de ___MASK21___ ) is one ___MASK61___ the three provinces in the ___MASK32___ Chilean region ___MASK61___ Antofagasta ( II ) . Its capital is the city ___MASK61___ ___MASK21___ . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK61___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK61___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK61___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK61___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK61___ legal jurisdiction . A province is almost always an administrative division , within a country or state . The term derives from the ancient Roman " provincia ", which was the major territorial and administrative unit ___MASK61___ the Roman Empire ' s territorial possessions outside Italy . The term province has since been adopted by many countries , and in those with no actual provinces , it has come to mean " outside the capital city ". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers , others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities . Many have their own powers independent ___MASK61___ federal authority , especially in Canada . In other countries , like ___MASK76___ , provinces are the creation ___MASK61___ central government , with very little autonomy . ___MASK21___ is a city and commune in the ___MASK58___ , in the north of Chile . It is the capital of the province that bears the same name . ___MASK97___ , officially the Republic ___MASK61___ ___MASK97___ , is a South American country occupying a long , narrow strip ___MASK61___ land between the Andes to the east and the ___MASK34___ to the west . It borders Peru to the north , ___MASK85___ to the northeast , Argentina to the east , and the Drake Passage in the far south . Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands ___MASK61___ Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas , and Easter Island in Oceania . ___MASK97___ also claims about ___MASK61___ Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty .