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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

 

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