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Chile
Index
All three armed forces participate in military
civic-action
programs, particularly in Chile's underpopulated northern
and
southern extremes. Engineer units of the army engage in
road
construction and maintenance. The navy provides lifesaving
and
emergency transportation services, in addition to
maintaining
navigational aids and regulating the activities of the
Merchant
Marine (Marina Mercante). The FACh provides emergency
transportation and a meteorological service and plays a
major role
in disaster relief. It also regulates civil aviation and
the
administration of airports. All three of the armed forces
jointly
provide a comprehensive and up-to-date cartographic
service
covering the national territory and its coastal seas. They
also
provide medical services to civilians living near military
bases in
the less developed areas of the country.
Data as of March 1994
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