The Popular Unity platform included the nationalization of U. S. interests in Chile's major copper mines, the advancement of workers ' rights, deepening of the Chilean land reform, reorganization of the national economy into socialized, mixed, and private sectors, a foreign policy of " international solidarity " and national independence and a new institutional order ( the " people's state " or " poder popular "), including the institution of a unicameral congress.

Chile's largest oil refinery is located in Concón ( on the mouth of the Aconcagua River and about 20 km north of Valparaíso ) and there are two important copper ore refineries: the state owned Ventanas ( on the coast and north of Concón ) and the private works in Chagres, about 55 miles ( 90 km ) inland.

A panoply of provincial and municipal banks were sold to financial giants abroad ( sometimes over the opposition of their respective governors and mayors ) and, taking a page from Chile's successful experiment, the mandatory state pensions system was opened to choice through the authorization of for private pension schemes.

The architect of Chile's private pension system based on personal retirement accounts.

* José Piñera, Chilean economist, architect of Chile's private pension system

José Piñera is the architect of Chile's private pension system based on personal retirement accounts.

* José Piñera ( Architect of Chile's private pension system )

Designated a Nature Sanctuary in 2005, Pumalín is Chile's largest private nature reserve and is operated as a public-access park, with an extensive infrastructure of trails, campgrounds, and visitor centers. The park consists of two areas, and there seems to be some interest of the park owners to purchase the intermediate 340km² of the San Ignacio del Huinay Foundation as well.

These successes allowed the government to concentrate in 1996 and 1997 on major structural reforms such as the implementation of a fully funded pension system ( partly modelled after Chile's pension system with major modifications ), reform of higher education, and the creation of a national treasury.

On November 4, 1980, Chile's legislature passed Piñera's Social Security Reform ( D. L 3. 500 and D. L 3. 501 ) proposal, that allowed workers to opt out of the government-run pension system and instead put the former payroll tax ( 10 % of wages ) in a privately managed Personal Retirement Account ( PRA ).

Chile's congressional elections are governed by a unique binomial system that rewards coalition slates.

Chile's judiciary is independent and includes a court of appeal, a system of military courts, a constitutional tribunal, and the Supreme Court.

Chile's legal system is civil law based.

Nowadays, the city of Chillán is connected to Chile's capital Santiago by both a modern highway and a rebuilt railway system that makes the trip in less than five hours.

In their latest " Ideological Congress ", the Christian Democrats criticized Chile's free market economy and called for changes in the economic system into a vaguely defined " social market economy " ( economía social de mercado ).

Chile's wine laws are more similar to the US appellation system than to France's Appellation d ' origine contrôlée that most of Europe has based their wine laws on.

Chile's system went into effect in 1995 and established the boundaries of the country's wine regions and established regulations for wine labels.

Chile's congressional elections are governed by a unique binomial system that rewards coalition slates.

These measures resulted in a privatization of Chile's social security system.

Beer saw this as a unique opportunity to implement his ideas of cybernetic management on a national scale, and also sympathized with the stated ideals of Chilean socialism, which aimed to maintain Chile's democratic system and the autonomy of workers instead of imposing a Soviet-style system of top-down command and control.

Chile's distinctive shape — long and on average wide — makes it the longest country in the world in terms of length-to-width ratio, with the fifth lengthiest coastline at over.

Chile's first experiment with self-government, the " Patria Vieja " ( old republic, 1810 – 1814 ), was led by José Miguel Carrera, an aristocrat then in his mid-twenties.

He was a Marxist physician and member of Chile's Socialist Party, who headed the " Popular Unity " ( UP or " Unidad Popular ") coalition of the Socialist, Communist, Radical, and Social-Democratic Parties, along with dissident Christian Democrats, the Popular Unitary Action Movement ( MAPU ), and the Independent Popular Action.

Chile's financial sector has grown quickly in recent years, with a banking reform law approved in 1997 that broadened the scope of permissible foreign activity for Chilean banks.

Trade with Korea and Japan grew significantly, but China remained Chile's most important trading partner in Asia.

Chile's total trade with China reached U. S. $ 8. 8 billion in 2006, representing nearly 66 % of the value of its trade relationship with Asia.

Chile's trade talks with Malaysia and Thailand are also scheduled to continue in 2008.

The price bands were ruled inconsistent with Chile's World Trade Organization ( WTO ) obligations in 2002, and the government has introduced legislation to modify them.

Chile's Gini Coefficient in 2003 ( 53. 8 ) has slightly changed in comparison with the value in 1995 ( 56. 4 ).

* May 22 – The Great Chilean Earthquake: Chile's subduction fault ruptures from Talcahuano to Taitao Peninsula, causing the most powerful earthquake on record ( with a magnitude of 9. 5 ) and a tsunami.

Chile's northern neighbors are Peru and Bolivia, and its border with Argentina to the east, at, is the world's third longest.

Much of Chile's coastline is rugged, with surf that seems to explode against the rocks lying at the feet of high bluffs.

The best known of Chile's Pacific Islands is Easter Island ( Isla de Pascua, also known by its Polynesian name of Rapa Nui ), with a population of 2, 800 people.

After signing the peace treaty on October 20, 1883 with Iglesias ' government, Lizardo Montero tried to resist in Arequipa with a force of 4, 000 men, but when Chile's 3, 000 fighters arrived, the troops in Arequipa revolted and allowed the Chileans to occupy the city.

In 2010 it was announced that Lollapalooza would debut overseas, with a branch of the festival staged in Chile's capital Santiago on April 2 – 3, 2011 where they partnered up with Santiago-based company Lotus.

In 2010, it was announced that Lollapalooza would debut in South America, with a branch of the festival staged in Chile's capital Santiago on April 2 – 3, 2011.

The impact of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia was to give new vigor to Chile's revolutionary movements, which in the 1920s were mostly identified with Communist theory, including the formation of the Communist Party of Chile.

He, along with Elías Figueroa and Iván Zamorano, has been one of Chile's most prestigious footballers.

The Chilean armed forces had deployed a significant force to Chile's common border with Argentina, and the FAA was forced to reinstate their retired F-86 Sabres to bolster Argentina's air defences.

Chile's topography with the location of most of Chile's wine regions highlighted.

The resources accumulated in the workers accounts amount to $ 150 billion, or approximately 72 % of Chile's GNP.