The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       74.51 years

       male:

       71.52 years

       female:

       77.65 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       2.5 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Chilean(s)

       adjective:

       Chilean

       Ethnic divisions:

       European and European-Indian 95%, Indian 3%, other 2%

       Religions:

       Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish

       Languages:

       Spanish

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       total population:

       93%

       male:

       94%

       female:

       93%

       Labor force:

       4.728 million

       by occupation:

       services 38.3% (includes government 12%), industry and commerce 33.8%,

       agriculture, forestry, and fishing 19.2%, mining 2.3%, construction

       6.4% (1990)

      @Chile, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Republic of Chile

       conventional short form:

       Chile

       local long form:

       Republica de Chile

       local short form:

       Chile

       Digraph:

       CI

       Type:

       republic

       Capital:

       Santiago

       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

       note:

       the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica

       Independence:

       18 September 1810 (from Spain)

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

       Constitution:

       11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989

       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

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal and compulsory

       Executive branch:

       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:

       Cabinet; appointed by the president

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)

       Senate (Senado):

       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 3

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)

       Political parties and leaders:

       Concertation of Parties for Democracy consists mainly of four parties:

       Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Gutenberg MARTINEZ; Socialist Party

       (PS), Camilo ESCALONA; Party for Democracy (PPD), Victor Manuel

       REBOLLEDO; Radical Party (PR), Carlos GONZALEZ Marquez; 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

       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

       Member of:

       CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA,

       IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO,

       ITU, LAES, LAIA, LORCS, NAM, OAS, ONUSAL, OPANAL, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNTAC, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,

       WTO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador John BIEHL del Rio

       chancery:

       1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

       telephone:

       (202) 785–1746

       FAX:

       (202) 887–5579

       consulate(s) general:

       Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco,

       and San Juan (Puerto Rico)

       US diplomatic representation: