GOVERMENT & EDUCATION
Form of Goverment
Presidential Repubilc
Head of State and Goverment
President:
Elected by the voters to a six-year term
Legislature
Bicameral legislature
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
47 Senators
Voting Qualifications
Universal suffrage for all citizens
agend 18 and over
Hidhest Court
Supreme Court
Armed Services
Army, Navy, Air Force
91.800 Troops; men aged 18 or
19 must serve one year in the army
or two years in the mavy or air force
Political Divisions
13 Regions
Education
Major Universities and Colleges:
- University of Chile: Santiago
- Catholic University of Chile: Santiago
- University of Concepción: Concepción
- University of Valparaíso: Valparaíso
