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| Attribute | ChadIndexed | ComorosReviewed | Holy See (Vatican City)Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law) | Mixed French civil law and Islamic law | Canon law and civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Federal presidential republic | Ecclesiastical elective absolute monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Chad | Constitution of the Union of the Comoros | Fundamental Law of Vatican City State |
| In force since | 2023 | 2001 | 2023 |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Moroni | Vatican City |
| Official languages | French, Arabic | Comorian, Arabic, French | Italian, Latin |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Comorian franc (KMF) | Euro (EUR) |
| Population | 18,300,000 | 850,000 | 800 |
| Division of powers | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate under the 2023 text, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. | Federal. Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli each have a governor and their own assembly with substantial autonomy over local administration, while the Union handles defence, currency, foreign affairs and nationality. | Power is concentrated in the Supreme Pontiff, exercised through the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (legislative), the Governorate (executive) and the Vatican tribunals (judicial). |
| How law is made | Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation. | Bills originate with the government or members of the Assembly of the Union, are examined in committee and passed by the Assembly, then promulgated by the President. Matters within island competence are legislated by the island assemblies, and disputes over the boundary between Union and island competence are a standing feature of Comorian constitutional practice. | Laws are prepared by the Pontifical Commission and take effect with the Pope’s approval, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis supplement. |
| Legal profession | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena. | A small bar of avocats admitted after French-model legal training, supplemented by qadis who require religious-law qualification for the personal-status jurisdiction; many practitioners train in France or Madagascar. | Advocates are enrolled with the Vatican tribunals; canon lawyers (canonists) practise before ecclesiastical courts. |
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