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Moai in Hanga Roa, with Chilean army ship Buque Escuela Esmeralda in the background.

Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui ("Great Island"); Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is an island in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to Chile. Located 3,600 km (2,237 statute miles) west of continental Chile and 2,075 km (1,290 statute miles) east of Pitcairn Island, it is the most isolated inhabited island in the world.

The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles), and a population of 3,791 (2002 census), 3,304 of which live in the capital of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its numerous moai, the stone statues now located along the coastlines.

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