government: semi-presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 22 March 2002
legal system: civil law system based on the Portuguese model; penal and civil law codes to replace the Indonesian codes were passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009 and 2011, respectively; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: unicameral National Parliament
judicial system: Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges); Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts
religion: Roman Catholic 97.6%, Protestant/Evangelical 2%, Muslim 0.2%, other 0.2% (2015 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:
