Chile is unique in its geography and urban concentration, its political history and its present governmental structure. These features are examined in this survey report. Topics for discussion include: (1) The Instruments of Planning, (2) The Planning and Development Structure, (3) The Move to Integrated Economic Space, (4) The Chilean Heartland--The Macro Zona Central, (5) An Inventory of Planning, (6) The Urban Planning Alphabet, (7) The Role of the International Agencies, (8) The Geneva of Latin America. [For related documents in this series, see UD 013 731-735 and 013 737-744 for surveys of specific countries. For special studies analyzing urbanization in The Third World, see UD 013 745-UD 013 748.] (SB)