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Chile Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
13 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez
del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador
General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena,
Maule, Region Metropolitana, Tarapaca, Valparaiso
the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica
18 September 1810 (from Spain)
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989
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
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
chief of state and head of government:
President Eduardo FREI Ruiz-Tagle (since 11 March 1994) election last held
11 December 1993 (next to be held December 1999); results - Eduardo FREI
Ruiz-Tagle (PDC) 58%, Arturo ALESSANDRI 24.4%, other 17.6%
Cabinet; appointed by the president
bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
election last held 11 December 1993 (next to be held December 1997); results
- percent of vote by party NA; seats - (46 total, 38 elected) Concertation
of Parties for Democracy 21 (PDC 13, PS 4, PPD 3, PR 1), Union for the
Progress of Chile 15 (RN 11, UDI 3, UCC 1), right-wing independents 10
Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados):
election last held 11 December 1993 (next to be held December 1997); results
- Concertation of Parties for Democracy 53.95% (PDC 27.16%, PS 12.01%, PPD
11.82%, PR 2.96%,); Union for the Progress of Chile 30.57% (RN 15.25%, UDI
12.13%, UCC 3.19%); seats - (120 total) Concertation of Parties for
Democracy 70 (PDC 37, PPD 15, PR 2, PS 15, left-wing independent 1), Union
for the Progress of Chile 47 (RN 30, UDI 15, UCC 2), right-wing independents
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Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
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Political parties and leaders:
Concertation of Parties for Democracy consists mainly of three parties:
Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Alejandro FOXLEY; Socialist Party (PS),
Camilo ESCALONA; Party for Democracy (PPD), Jorge SCHAULSOHN; Radical Party
(PR); Union for the Progress of Chile consists mainly of three parties:
National Renewal (RN), Andres ALLAMAND; Independent Democratic Union (UDI),
Jovino NOVOA; Center Center Union (UCC), Francisco Javier ERRAZURIZ
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Other political or pressure groups:
revitalized university student federations at all major universities; labor
- United Labor Central (CUT) includes trade unionists from the country's
five largest labor confederations; Roman Catholic Church
APEC, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS, ONUSAL, OPANAL, PCA, RG, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Gabriel GUERRA-MONDRAGON
1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco,
and San Juan (Puerto Rico)
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Gabriel GUERRA-MONDRAGON
Codina Building, 1343 Agustinas, Santiago
Unit 4127, Santiago; APO AA 34033
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square
the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band;
the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center; design was based
on the US flag
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