government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 20 January 1982; amended many times
legal system: based on Roman, Spanish and, to a lesser degree, Anglo-Saxon law
legislative system: unicameral National Assembly
judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice, judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Assembly
religion: 97% Roman Catholic, 3% Protestant
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences:
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation: