government: semi-presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2006
legal system: mixed legal system of civil law based on the Portuguese model and customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
judicial system: Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal Justica (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 5 judges, 3 of whom are from the Supreme Court); Court of First Instance; Audit Court
religion: Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
