government: presidential republic

state of civil and political rights: Partly free

constitution: latest proclaimed 13 June 2015

legal system: civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

legislative system: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of the Senate (Senado) and the House of Representatives (Camara de Diputados)

judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace; special courts for juvenile, labor, and land cases; Contentious Administrative Court for cases filed against the government

religion: Roman Catholic 44.3%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 7.9%, Adventist 1.4%, other 1.8%, atheist 0.2%, none 29.4%, unspecified 2% (2018 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0