Easter Island (Concert of Europe)

Easter Island (Spanish: Isla de Pascua, Pascuan: Rapa Nui) is an island and an overseas province of in eastern, to the east of the. The island was contested between several European powers when it was annexed by Chile in the late 19th century: later, as Chile became a part of the Viceroyalty of, the island was made into an overseas province. It is the only Spanish possession in.

The island is small and remote, and its volcanic origin is indicated by its hilly landscape. It is famous its numerous monumental statues, the moai, erected by the Polynesian natives of the island centuries ago. Today, Easter Island has recovered from an age of widespread deforestation and impoverishment thanks to vigorous interventions from the Spanish colonial government, and its economy, now based on whaling, fishing and tourism, has been restarted. The official languages employed in Easter Island are Spanish and Pascuan, an indigenous Polynesian language.