government: parliamentary republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2016

legal system: civil law system; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of National Council/State Council (Drzavni Svet) and National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor)

judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges); county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court

religion: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 1%, unaffiliated 3.5%, no response or unspecified 22.8%, none 10.1% (2002 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0