9 g26g4bg4cg4fg48 the chilean economy shares much in common with australia including its openness and strong agriculture resources sectors geographic economic similarities coupled a record of growth offer considerable potential for australian companies to build successful trade investment relationships chile outcomes objectives statement 1999 1 introduction is located on western side south american continent facing pacific ocean it elongated shape being wedged between andes just 177 kilometres wide stretches some 4400 has an area 757 000 square borders peru bolivia north argentina east west as rafael aldunate puts so eloquently his publication guide business mountains are blame this mapmaker s nightmare effectively sealing off country from neighbours all but nothernmost coastal border 2 geographically divided into 12 regions metropolitan that includes capital santiago there 51 provinces 336 cities 3 toos
