- Conventional long form name = Republic of Chile
- Capitol City = Santiago
- Type of government = republic
- Date of Independence = September 18, 1810
- National Holiday = Independence Day
- Chief of state = President Sebastian Pinera Echenique
- Head of government = President Sebastian Pinera Echenique
- Description of Executive Branch/Powers = prresident is both Chief of State and Head of the government. he is elected by popular vote for a term of 4 years.Cabinet is appointed by the President
- Description of Legislative Branch/Powers = bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (38 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve eight-year terms; one-half elected every four years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms
- Description of Judicial Branch/Powers = Supreme Court judges appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members or ministros); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members); Electoral Court (consists of 5 members)
- Suffrage = 18 yrs of age ; universal and voluntary
- Name of their ambassador to the US = Felipe Bulnes Serrano
- Location of their embassy = 1732 mass. Avenue NW Washington DC
- Location of their consultants in the US = new york, NY
- US ambassador to them = Stephen M. Liston
- Location = Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago
- Location of consultants there = Santiago
- Name of their rep to UN =
- Symbolism of flag = the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence
- National Symbol = huemul (mountain deer)
Chief of State ; Head of Government flag