Cile Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Santiago
coordinate geografiche: 33 27 S, 70 40 W
differenza di tempo: 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

Indipendenza

18 Settembre 1810 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 18 Settembre (1810)

Costituzione

11 Settembre 1980, effective 11 Marzo 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Michelle BACHELET Jeria (da allora 11 March 2006); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Michelle BACHELET Jeria (da allora 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%