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Chile

The original report was published in the USA Today on Friday, September 16, 2011
         

The say

“Chile is...    “Santiago is...

“Chile is...

-  The best country in Latin America and third best in the Americas (Newsweek, 2011)

-  The emerging country with the lowest default risk (BlackRock Investment Institute, 2011)

-  The most competitive country in Latin America (IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011)

-  The only politically risk-free Latin American country (Aon Risk Solutions, 2011)

-  The least corrupt country in Latin America (Transparency International, 2010)

-  Home to Latin America’s best tax system (Latin Business Chronicle)

-  Latin America’s most open economy for foreign investment (World Bank)

-  The digital economy leader of Latin America (The Economist)

-  The Latin American number one in broadband penetration (DatosClaros)

-  Potentially the “best place in the world” for producing solar energy (BusinessWeek)

-  Home to the most interconnected economy in Latin America (WEF)
 
-  Ranked among the top 5 developing countries for student achievement (Save the Children)

-  The best country to live in Latin America (Newsweek)

-  Chilean executives are the most trustworthy in South America (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

-  Patagonia is one of the top 10 destinations for 2011 (Lonely Planet)

“Santiago is...

- The top place to visit in 2011 (New York Times)

- The Latin American city of the future (Financial Times, 2011)

- The second most livable city in Latin America (The Economist)

- Among the 10 most economical cities in terms of price per square meter, along with Concepcion (Global Property Guide)

- Home to the Hotel W Santiago: the best hotel in the world (Travel + Leisure, 2011)

A UNITED WORLD SUPPLEMENT PRODUCED BY:
Agustina Bellsola and Alvaro Botella 

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LOCATION:
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru

CAPITAL:
Santiago
Geographic coordinates: 33 27 S, 70 40 W

AREA - comparative:
Slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana

POPULATION:
16,888,760 (July 2011 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 59

GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 5.1%
Industry: 41.8%
Services: 53.1% (2010 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:
Grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber

INDUSTRIES:
Copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

EXPORTS:
$71.03 billion (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 41
$54 billion (2009 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:
Copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

EXPORTS - partners:
China 23.2%, US 11.3%, Japan 9.2%, South Korea 5.8%, Brazil 5.1% (2009)