government: parliamentary republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 1 October 1992; amended many times, last in 2020

legal system: civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

legislative system: unicameral National Council (Narodna Rada)

judicial system: Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 80 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of 13 judges organized into 3-judge panels); regional and district civil courts; Special Criminal Court; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit

religion: Roman Catholic 55.8%, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5.3%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed Christian 1.6%, other 3%, none 23.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2021 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0