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=General Information About Chile =

The Government of Chile
====The country of Chile has a primarily democratic style government with a directly elected president who serves a term of four years and can not be elected to serve consecutive terms. It is a multi-party democracy and is governed under the constitution of 1981 including amendments. The Chilean legislature has a thirty-eight seat Senate and a one hundred and twenty seat Chamber of Deputies. The members of the Senate serve eight year terms while members of the Chamber of Deputies serve four year terms.[1] Chile is split into fifteen different regions.[2]====

The Regions of Chile
Click here to view regional map of chile.

The fifteen different regions are:
 * Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo || Population 91,492 ||
 * Antofagasta || Population 493,984 ||
 * Araucanía || Population 869,535 ||
 * Arica and Parinacota || Population 189,644 ||
 * Atacama || Population 254,336 ||
 * Bío-Bío || Population 1,861,562 ||
 * Coquimbo || Population 603,210 ||
 * Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins || Population 780,627 ||
 * Los Lagos || Population 716,749 ||
 * Los Ríos || Population 356,396 ||
 * Magallanes y Antártica Chilena || Population 150,826 ||
 * Maule || Population 908,097 ||
 * Región Metropolitana de Santiago || Population 6,061,185 ||
 * Tarapacá || Population 238,950 ||
 * Valparaíso || Population 1,539,852 ||
 * **//All Regions//** || **//Population 15,116,435//** ||

**Chilean Imports**
The total cost of imports are 35.37 billion dollars and include petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, and natural gas. Chile's import partners are the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, and China. Chile's imports are mostly finished goods for the industries and the consumers.[4]

**Chilean Exports**
The total dollar amount of exports is 58.21 billion. Chile's exports are copper, fish, fruit, paper and pulp, chemicals, and wine. Chile's exports are the U.S., Japan, China, the Netherlands, South Korea, Italy, Brazil, and France. Chile's exports are mostly its natural resources or the products that come from them, and its agricultural products.[5]

**[|Chilean Currency]**
To view the actual currency click the link above.

The official currency in Chile is called Peso, the symbol for peso is the same as the dollar sign. Denominations are: coins $1 (rarely used), $5, $10, $50 and $100, and bank notes: $500, $1.000, $5.000 and $10.000. (Note the use of a dot to indicate thousands.)[6]

**[|Chile Religion]**
To view a more in depth explanation of the religion of Chile, click the link above.

Chile's religions are mainly Catholic and Protestant. The number of Chileans in each religion vary on the basis of economical status of the country and the society of the country. The principal religion of Chile is Roman Catholicism. The people of Chile are able to choose what religion they want to be and are accepted no matter the religion. There are no laws that prevent anybody from preaching a religion except when they disrespect other religions[7]

**Capital City**
Chile's capital city is [|Santiago]. Santiago is some 543 meters above sea level and 100 kilometers from the coast of Chile. Santiago has a population of nearly 5 million (a third of the country's total population), and is the heart of Chile. Santiago's climate is a Mediterranean climate. It is pleasantly warm during the day and refreshingly cool at night.[8] Click here to view photos of Santiago, Chile.

Topography of Chile
View a topography of the country of Chile.

Animals of Chile
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Works Cited

[1]http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0857289.html [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Chile [3]http://www.statoids.com/ucl.html [4]http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/facts/business/imports.htm [5]http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/facts/business/exports.htm [6]http://www.ucv.cl/p4_pii/site/pags/20031120131120.html [7]http://www.mapsofworld.com/chile/culture/religion.html [8]http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/0/35469031.pdf