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| Attribute | BoliviaReviewed | TogoReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law with indigenous jurisdiction | Civil law (French tradition) |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia | Constitution of the Fifth Republic |
| In force since | 2009 | 1992 |
| Capital | Sucre | Lomé |
| Official languages | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní | French, Ewe, Kabiyé |
| Currency | Bolivian boliviano (BOB) | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Population | 12,400,000 | 9,100,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary with autonomies. Nine departments, municipalities, regions and indigenous territories each have elected assemblies and defined legislative competence under the Framework Law of Autonomies, which makes Bolivia substantially more decentralised than its unitary label suggests. | Since 2024 a parliamentary system: a President of the Council of Ministers accountable to the National Assembly, a ceremonial President of the Republic, and a bicameral legislature with a Senate. |
| How law is made | Bills reach the Assembly from members, the executive, citizens or indigenous nations, and must pass both chambers. The President may observe a bill, and the Assembly insists by two-thirds. Total constitutional reform requires a constituent assembly activated by referendum; partial reform needs a two-thirds Assembly vote confirmed by referendum. | Bills are considered in committee and plenary in both chambers, then promulgated. The Cour constitutionnelle may review a text before promulgation on referral. |
| Legal profession | A law degree plus a national registration with the Ministry of Justice and membership of a departmental colegio de abogados. Practitioners in indigenous jurisdiction are not lawyers: those proceedings are conducted by the community's own authorities under its own norms, and a state lawyer has no right of audience there. | Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Togo; notaires and huissiers are separate regulated offices. |
A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.