Chile Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Santiago
geographische Koordinaten: 33 27 S, 70 40 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in October; ends second Sunday in March

Unabhängigkeit

18 September 1810 (from Spain)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 18 September (1810)

Konstitution

11 September 1980, effective 11 März 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Michelle BACHELET Jeria (seit dem 11 March 2006); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Michelle BACHELET Jeria (seit dem 11 March 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
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)
election results: Michelle BACHELET Jeria elected president; percent of vote - Michelle BACHELET Jeria 53.5%; Sebastian PINERA Echenique 46.5%