government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 8 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2020
legal system: civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
legislative system: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)
judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges); appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
religion: Roman Catholic 47.5%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 19.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Protestant 1.2%, other 3.1%, none 27% (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:
