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| Attribute | DenmarkReviewed | RomaniaReviewed | NigerIndexed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law (Nordic) | Civil law | Civil law (French tradition) |
| System of government | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary semi-presidential republic | Republic under military-led government |
| Constitution | Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) | Constitution of Romania | Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended) |
| In force since | 1953 | 1991 | 2010 |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Bucharest | Niamey |
| Official languages | Danish | Romanian | French, Hausa, Zarma |
| Currency | Danish krone (DKK) | Romanian leu (RON) | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Population | 5,900,000 | 19,000,000 | 26,200,000 |
| Division of powers | Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified judiciary. | Semi-presidential: a directly elected President shares executive power with a Government answerable to Parliament, and constitutional conflicts between them are themselves justiciable before the Constitutional Court. | Under the suspended constitution, a semi-presidential system with a President, Prime Minister and National Assembly. Currently executive and legislative authority is concentrated in the CNSP and an appointed government. |
| How law is made | Bills pass three readings in the Folketing and receive royal assent. A minority of members can require certain bills to be put to a referendum. | A bill goes to a first-notified chamber and then to the decisional chamber, whose vote is final. The President may return it once for reconsideration or refer it to the Constitutional Court before promulgation and publication in Monitorul Oficial. | Legislation is currently made by order of the governing authority and published in the Journal Officiel. The suspended constitution provided for ordinary parliamentary passage and presidential promulgation. |
| Legal profession | A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers. | Lawyers (avocați) are admitted through local bars affiliated to the UNBR after examination and a two-year traineeship; notaries and judicial enforcement officers are separate professions. | Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Niger after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate 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.