government: presidential republic

state of civil and political rights: Partly free

constitution: 7 February 2009; amended 2013

legal system: civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional) consists of Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores) and Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)

judicial system: Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (consists of 12 judges or ministros organized into civil, penal, social, and administrative chambers); Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 7 primary and 7 alternate magistrates); Plurinational Electoral Organ (consists of 7 members and 6 alternates); National Agro-Environment Court (consists of 5 primary and 5 alternate judges; Council of the Judiciary (consists of 3 primary and 3 alternate judges); National Electoral Court; District Courts (in each of the 9 administrative departments); agro-environmental lower courts

religion: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 14.5%, Adventist 2.5%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, agnostic 0.3%, atheist 0.8%, other 3.5%, none 6.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2018 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0