government: parliamentary republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 13 July 1991; amended several times, last in 2015

legal system: civil law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

legislative system: unicameral National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie)

judicial system: Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of a chairman and approximately 72 judges organized into penal, civil, and commercial colleges); Supreme Administrative Court (organized into 2 colleges with various panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 justices); appeals courts; regional and district courts; administrative courts; courts martial

religion: Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2011 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0