government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 11 May 1853; amended several times, last significant amendment in 1994
legal system: civil law system based on West European legal systems; in mid-2015, Argentina adopted a new civil code, replacing the old one in force since 1871; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of the Senate (Senado) and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
judicial system: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice president, 2 judges, 1 vacancy); federal level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial level supreme, appellate, and first instance courts
religion: Roman Catholic 62.9%, Evangelical 15.3% (Pentecostal 13%, other Evangelical 2.3%), Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1.4%, other 1.2% (includes Muslim, Jewish), none 18.9% (includes agnostic and atheist), unspecified 0.3% (2019 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:
