Chile is an original signator of the TPP along with Singapore, New Zealand and Brunei. All other countries are negotiating for a place in the TPP.

Chile is one of the most exciting members of the TPP. They are remarkable people. The post Pinochet era has been a wildly successful economy for the citizens. The government now reflects the will of the people with amendments to their constitution with it's first free elections after 1990.

I don't know if Chile takes full advantage of it's biotic content for tourism dollars, but, it should. Chile has one of the most unique biotic content of any country in the world.

Chile is considered 53rd out of 187 country by the IMF and 51st out of 185 countries by the World Bank.

Chile's GDP is $15,732.31 per capita.

Chile's overall GDP is $277.2 billion among a population of 17.62 million citizens.

Chile has agricultural commodities of grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool, fish and  timber. It has industries of  copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement and textiles.

Chile has 101 percent enrollment in primary education schools. The additional percentage is due to immigrants.

The life expectancy is 80 years old with a poverty rate of 14.4 percent. The poverty rate of Chile is similar to the USA's at 14.3 percent in 2012.

Chile has a carbon footprint of 4.2 metric tons per capita of carbon emissions.

Chile has been recording trade surpluses since 1999, (click here) mostly due to a rise in shipments of copper. Other exports include: services, processed food and chemicals. Main imports are: crude and refined oil, coal, gas and lubricants (19 percent of total imports), machinery and parts (9 percent) and cars, computers, mobile phones and house equipment (8 percent). Main trading partners are: China (24 percent of total exports and 18 percent of imports), United States (12 percent of exports and 23 percent of imports) and Brazil (5 percent of exports and 7 percent of imports). Others include: Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Colombia and Spain. This page provides - Chile Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Content for - Chile Balance of Trade - was last refreshed on Monday, May 11, 2015.

President Michelle Bachelet (click here) is ranked by Forbes as the 25th most powerful women in the world.

May 10, 2015
By Jorge Poblette

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (click here) plans to announce a reshuffling of her Cabinet on Monday in a bid to restore her public image, which has been badly tarnished by corruption scandals, including one involving her son.
New ministers are expected to be announced even as the attorney general continues an investigation into an illegal campaign financing scheme that has touched the president’s allies. Separately, local prosecutors in southern Chile are investigating whether Bachelet's son, Sebastian Davalos, peddled influence and misused privileged information. Davolos was called to testify last month in the probe....