government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 20 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2019
legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral Assembly (Sobraine in Macedonian, Kuvend in Albanian)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of 22 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges); Courts of Appeal; Basic Courts
religion: Macedonian Orthodox 46.1%, Muslim 32.2%, other Christian 13.8%, other and non-believers 0.5%, unspecified 0.2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no religious affiliation data was available 7.2% (2021 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: