government: presidential republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: latest approved 20 October 2008; amended 2011, 2015, 2018

legal system: civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional)

judicial system: National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia (consists of 21 judges, including the chief justice and organized into 5 specialized chambers); Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (consists of the court president and 8 judges); provincial courts (one for each province except Galapagos); fiscal, criminal, and administrative tribunals; Election Dispute Settlement Courts; cantonal courts

religion: Roman Catholic 68.8%, Evangelical 15.4%, Adventist 1.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 1.3%, agnostic or atheist 1.4%, none 10.1%, don't know/no response 1% (2020 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0