Mr. Chretien said he firmly supported "extending Nafta very rapidly" to include Chile.

Other South American countries that formed a rugby union include Chile (1948), and Paraguay (1968).

These included Brazil, Germany, Chile and Japan.

Biomass power plant locations include Brazil, Chile, Germany, India and Thailand.

The Pact was founded in 1973 and had included Chile as a member until 1976.

Other top performing markets include Chile, at 21.7 percent, and Peru, at 15.4 percent.

This year, tour plans include Chile, Peru and Argentina.

Countries that are within the fifth stage include Chile and India, which have functional, country-led school feeding programs.

In Latin America, countries that have moved to give their central banks greater independence include Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina and Chile.

Since then they have included Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile as observers, with plans for including these countries as full members.