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.

Chile's private pension system, with assets worth roughly $ 70 billion at the end of 2006, has been an important source of investment capital for the capital market.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

* 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.

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 ).

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.

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

Seen as shares of Chile's export markets, 42 % of exports went to the Americas, 30 % to Asia and 24 % to Europe.

It went through every later knockout round arguably as the underdog defeating Peru's Alianza Lima, Chile's Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Colombia's Atlético Nacional ( once Copa Libertadores champion ) and Brazil's Santos ( twice Copa Libertadores champion ), to get to the finals.

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 Matrimony and Civil Registry laws come into effect.

Many of Chile's distinctive animal species have been decimated as they have been pushed farther and farther into the remaining wilderness areas by human occupation of the land.

As seen in this SeaWiFS image Chile's southern coast is broken into many islands, Fjords and channels of Chile | fjords, channels and twisting peninsulas.

He withdrew to Vălenii de Munte, but was still active on the academic scene, lecturing on " the development of the human spirit " at the World History Institute, and being received as a corresponding member into Chile's Academy of History.

According to records that were discovered after Pinochet left Chile's presidency, three gunmen entered the bar after the argument had spilled into a fist fight and started firing shots, injuring Negrete.

In July of 1971, Stafford Beer was contacted by Fernando Flores, then a high-level employee of the Chilean Production Development Corporation ( CORFO ), for advice on incorporating Beer's theories of cybernetics into the management of the newly nationalized sector of Chile's economy.

It was written at a conflictive time in Chile's history ( events leading into the election of Salvador Allende as President ) and it was a sentimental time in world popular culture ( events such as rock concerts and drug use ).

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

Although Santiago is Chile's official capital, the National Congress of Chile was established in Valparaíso in 1990.

The University of Magallanes was established in 1981 during the neoliberal reforms of the Chile's military regime as the successor of Universidad Técnica del Estado's Punta Arenas section.

Chile's army was first established on December 2, 1810, after the first national meeting of the governmen of Chile.

While sparkling wines have been made since 1879, they have not yet established a significant place in Chile's wine portfolio.

The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.

The Cementerio General de Santiago, Chile is one of the largest cemeteries in Latin America with an estimated 2 million burials. The cemetery was established in 1820 after Chile's independence when Bernardo O ' Higgins inaugurated the Alameda de las Delicias along the old course of the Mapocho River.

The University of Magallanes was established in 1981 during the neoliberal reforms of the Chile's military regime as the successor of Universidad Técnica del Estado's Punta Arenas section.

Chile's natural boundaries ( Pacific Ocean, Andes Mountain, Atacama Desert to the north and Antarctica to the south ) has left it relatively isolated from other parts of the world and has served to be beneficial in keeping the phylloxera louse at bay.

Chile's approach to foreign direct investment is codified in the country's Foreign Investment Law, which gives foreign investors the same treatment as Chileans.

Chile's football federation committee, led by Carlos Dittborn and Juan Pinto Durán, toured many countries convincing various football associations about the country's ability to organize the tournament in comparison to Argentina's superior sports infrastructure and prestige.

With the country's third highest population of 1, 539, 852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of, the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region to the southeast.

The capital of Santiago serves as the country's administrative, industrial, commercial, financial and cultural center, producing 41. 5 % of Chile's gross domestic product, according to central bank estimates.

This is Chile's most productive and internationally known wine region, due in large part to its proximity to the country's capital Santiago.