government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 27 August 1994; amended many times, last in 2018
legal system: civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral Parliament
judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief judge, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); Courts of Appeal; Court of Business Audit; municipal courts
religion: Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <0.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (aiming to the abolition of the death penalty)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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