government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 12 July 1979; amended several times, last in 2017
legal system: English common law supplemented by customary law
legislative system: unicameral House of Assembly (Maneaba Ni Maungatabu)
judicial system: High Court (consists of a chief justice and other judges as prescribed by the president); Court of Appeal; magistrates' courts
religion: Roman Catholic 58.9%, Kiribati Uniting Church 21.2%, Kiribati Protestant Church 8.4%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.1%, Baha'i 2.1%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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