government: presidential republic

state of civil and political rights: Not free

constitution: 20 May 1972; revised in 1996; amended April 2008

legal system: mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

legislative system: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consists of Senate (Senat) and National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

judicial system: Supreme Court of Cameroon (consists of 9 titular and 6 surrogate judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and audit chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 11 members); Parliamentary Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases involving the president and prime minister); appellate and first instance courts; circuit and magistrates' courts

religion: Roman Catholic 38.3%, Protestant 25.5%, other Christian 6.9%, Muslim 24.4%, animist 2.2%, other 0.5%, none 2.2% (2018 est.)

death row: 235, as of 12 October 2017

year of last executions: 0-0-1988

death sentences: 0

executions: 0