government: Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy

state of civil and political rights:

constitution: 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2012

legal system: based on English common law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Assembly

judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice); commercial court (began in 2006); magistrates' courts

religion: Protestant 46.2% (includes Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.7, Pentecostal 3.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Presbyterian 2.0%, Church of God 1.6%, Baptist 1.2%, Salvation Army 1.1%, Brethren 1.0%, other Protestant 2.0%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Christian 9.1%, Muslim 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0