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Chile is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania.
Chile is today one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations.[1] It leads Latin American nations in rankings of human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, state of peace, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.[2] It also ranks high regionally in sustainability of the state, and democratic development.[3] Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
- ^ "Country profile: Chile". BBC News. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Human and income poverty: developing countries". UNDP. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009.
- ^ "World Development Indicators". World Bank. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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