government: parliamentary democracy
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 1 January 1993, amended a number of times, most recently in 2002
legal system: civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes
legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (Senat) and the Chamber of Deputies (Snemovna Poslancu)
judicial system: Supreme Court and Constitutional Court; chairman and deputy chairmen are appointed by the president for a 10-year term
religion: Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences:
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
