government: presidential republic

state of civil and political rights: Not free

constitution: 26 March 1991; amended several times, last in 2020

legal system: mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

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

judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle, and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials); Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts

religion: Roman Catholic 42.3%, Protestant 12.3%, other Christian 27.4%, Muslim 9.8%, animist 0.6%, other 0.5%, none/no answer 7.1% (2012 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-1981

death sentences: 0

executions: 0