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| Attribute | Equatorial GuineaIndexed | GrenadaReviewed | MoldovaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law (Spanish tradition) | Common law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea | The Grenada Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Moldova |
| In force since | 1991 | 1973 | 1994 |
| Capital | Malabo | Saint George's | Chiศinฤu |
| Official languages | Spanish, French, Portuguese | English | Romanian |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
| Population | 1,700,000 | 126,000 | 2,400,000 |
| Division of powers | Presidential system with a Vice-President and Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of Chamber of Deputies and Senate, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court of Justice. | Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. | Parliamentary, though the President has been directly elected since 2016; the Constitutional Court arbitrates between the two. |
| How law is made | Bills pass the Chamber of Deputies and Senate and are promulgated by the President, who may return a text for reconsideration. | Bills pass three readings in both Houses and receive the Governor-General's assent. Constitutional amendments to entrenched provisions need a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives and then approval by a referendum, a double lock that has defeated every reform package put to voters. | Bills are adopted by Parliament, usually in two readings, and promulgated by the President, who may return a bill once for reconsideration. Publication in Monitorul Oficial is a condition of entry into force. |
| Legal profession | Abogados admitted through the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados; practice requires competence in both Spanish codes and French-language OHADA texts. | A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court under the Legal Profession Act, after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Grenada Bar Association represents practitioners. | Lawyers are licensed by the Union of Advocates after examination and traineeship; notaries, bailiffs and authorised administrators are separate licensed professions. |
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