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Los   10     países    con       mayor         desarrollo social         del      mundo
The   10   countries   with   [the] greatest   social development   [in/of] the   world

Un   think tank estadounidense      publicó        un ránking 
An     American think tank       (it) published   [a] rankings    

 que       calcula        la    calidad   de   vida.
which   (it) calculates   the   quality   of   life. 

"Definimos         al     desarrollo social    como 
"(We) define   [at] the   social development    as

la    capacidad   de   una   sociedad     para 
the    ability    of    a    society    [to/for]

satisfacer    las    necesidades humanas básicas, 
to satisfy   [the]         basic human needs,

 establecer    los    cimientos    que         permitan          a     los   ciudadanos 
to establish   the   foundations   that   (they) might permit   [to]   the    citizens

 y     a     las   comunidades     mejorar     y     sostener 
and   [to]   the   communities   to improve   and   to sustain

 su     calidad   de   vida,
their   quality   of   life,

 y      crear     las   condiciones      para que     todos   los   individuos 
and   to create   the   conditions    [so/for] that    all    the   individuals

     alcancen         su      máximo    potencial", 
(they) might reach   their   greatest   potential,"

   dice     el    "Índice de Desarrollo Social 2014".
(it) says   the     "2014 Social Development Index."


  Está    encabezado   por   Nueva Zelanda, 
(It) is     headed     by     New Zealand,

 que    curiosamente      es     el     país     con             menor
which    curiously     (it) is   the   country   with   [the]   smallest 

PIB   per cápita   de   los   primeros   17.
GDP   per capita   of   the    first     17. 

     Lo siguen        Suiza       e    Islandia.
(They) follow it   Switzerland   and   Iceland.

                Puesto    Puntaje     País    PIB per cápita
               Position   Points    Country   GDP per capita

Nueva Zelanda
 New Zealand

   Suiza
Switzerland

Islandia
Iceland

    Holanda
The Netherlands

Noruega
Norway

Suecia
Sweden

Canadá
Canada

Finlandia
 Finland

Dinamarca
 Denmark

Australia
Australia

Full story (in Spanish) at: http://www.infobae.com/2014/04/03/1554710-los-10-paises-mayor-desarrollo-social-del-mundo


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