government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Not free
constitution: 25 October 2015
legal system: mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of Senate and National Assembly
judicial system: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Court of Audit and Budgetary Discipline; courts of appeal; regional and district courts; employment tribunals; juvenile courts
religion: Roman Catholic 33.1%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22.3%, Protestant 19.9%, Salutiste 2.2%, Muslim 1.6%, Kimbanguiste 1.5%, other 8.1%, none 11.3% (2007 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-10-1982
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
