全世界最南端的國家，因為領土狹長，又有「絲帶國」之稱。是南美洲人類發展指數最高的國家。銅礦產量世界第一，比二三四名加起來還多，佔全球三分之一。先前遭到獨裁者皮諾契特的專制統治，雖然帶領國家走向高度發展的資本主義，卻也種下血腥殘暴的惡果。近幾年人民積極爭取修憲，希望可以縮小資本家的霸權，多一點資源在健康、勞工、教育上。宣稱佔有一部份南極洲領土。

Year Founded: 1810

Chile is the southernmost country in the world. The Taiwanese like to call it “the Ribbon Country” due to its long narrow shape. Its ranking on the Human Development Index is the highest in South America. Chile, the world’s leading copper producer by far, produces more than the total of the second, third, and fourth largest producers combined, accounting for 1/3 of the world’s total production. Chile was under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Although he implemented economic liberalization, his dictatorship also left thousands of people dead or missing. In recent years, people have been calling for a constitutional amendment, hoping for a more equal society. Chile has made territorial claims to land in Antarctica.