Chile's Political Geography:
Conventional Long Name of Country:-Republic of Chile
Capital City(-ies):-Santiago
Type of Government:-Republic
Description of Executive Branch:-Chile has a Chief of State and Head of Government and the same person holds both positions. A cabinet is appointed by the President. The President is elected by popular vote for a 4 year term.
Description of 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).
Description of 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 (eight-members - two each from the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, Supreme Court, and National Security Council - review the constitutionality of laws approved by Congress)
|
Date of Independence:-18 September 1810 (from Spain)
National Holiday(s):-Independence Day; 18 September (1810)
Chief of State:-President Sebastian Pinera Echenique
Head of Government:-President Sebastian Pinera Echenique
Suffrage:-18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Name of their ambassador to the US:-Ambassador Felipe Bulnes
Location of their embassy:-1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Location of their consulate:-Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Name of US Ambassador to them:-Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff
Location of US Embassy there:-Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago
Location of US consulate there:-N/A on Factbook
Name of their rep. to the UN:-Octavio Errazuriz
Flag Description:-Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; 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 representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence.
*Design was influenced by the US flag* National Symbol:-Huemul (mountain deer); Andean Condor
|