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Administrative divisions > A note
the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica |
Capital city
Santiago |
Constitution
11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
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Corruption
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22 |
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[22nd of 160]
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Executive branch > Elections
president elected by popular vote for a single four-year term; election last held 11 December 2005, with runoff election held 15 January 2006 (next to be held in December 2009) |
Executive branch > Head of government
President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2006) |
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Flag modification
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99 |
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[99th of 197]
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Judicial branch
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges are appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; the president of the Supreme Court is elected every three years by the 20-member court); Constitutional Tribunal |
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Key ministers > Education
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Sergio Bitar (PPD) |
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Key ministers > Health
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Pedro Garcia (PDC) |
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Key ministers > Interior
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Jose Miguel Insulza (PS) |
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Key ministers > Labour
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Ricardo Solari (PS) |
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Legal system
based on Code of 1857 derived from Spanish law and subsequent codes influenced by French and Austrian law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; note - in June 2005, Chile completed overhaul of its criminal justice system to a new, US-style adversarial system |
Legislative branch
bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (38 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve eight-year terms; one-half elected every four years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
National holiday
Independence Day, 18 September (1810) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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64% |
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[64th of 143]
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Political pressure groups and leaders
revitalized university student federations at all major universities; Roman Catholic Church; United Labor Central or CUT includes trade unionists from the country's five largest labor confederations |
Status
democracy |
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UN membership date
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24 Oct. 1945 |
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United Nations mission
http://www.un.int/chile/indexenglish |
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; A CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt). Includes police corruption, business corruption, political corruption, etc. Data for 2005.; Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
; Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
; The date on which the nation's flag was last modified.; The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
; Minister of Education, 2005; Minister of Health, 2005; Minister of Interior, 2005; Minister of Labour, 2005; A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
; This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
; The primary national day of celebration - often independence day.
; Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
; Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power
Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power
Transition State: a state with a transitional structure
Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.; Date of United Nations Membership; United Missions mission or approximate website
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Chile, Republic of Chile, Republica de Chile
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