government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 1 January 1993; changed in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president; amended February 2001 to allow Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU membership
legal system: civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes;
legislative system: unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada Slovensky Repubiky)
judicial system: Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from group of nominees approved by the National Council); Special Court (judges elected by a council of judges and appointed by president)
religion: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, other or unspecified
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences:
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
