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| Attribute | GreeceReviewed | CameroonReviewed | SpainReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Mixed (civil law and common law) | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary parliamentary republic | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of Greece | Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon | Spanish Constitution |
| In force since | 1975 | 1972 | 1978 |
| Capital | Athens | Yaoundé | Madrid |
| Official languages | Greek | French, English | Spanish |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Euro (EUR) |
| Population | 10,400,000 | 28,600,000 | 48,400,000 |
| Division of powers | A parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary organised into civil/criminal, administrative and audit branches. | A strongly presidential system with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court sits above separate common-law and civil-law appellate structures. | A constitutional monarchy with the King as head of state, an executive led by the President of the Government, a bicameral parliament and an independent judiciary, overlaid by extensive regional self-government. |
| How law is made | Bills are passed by the Hellenic Parliament and promulgated by the President; a Special Highest Court resolves disputes over constitutionality. | Bills pass committee and plenary in the National Assembly and are transmitted to the Senate; disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a second Assembly vote. The President promulgates or may seek constitutional review. | Bills pass both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent. |
| Legal profession | Dikigoroi (advocates) belong to local bar associations; symvolaiografoi (notaries) authenticate deeds and property transfers. | A single bar for both legal zones: advocates admitted to the Cameroon Bar Association may practise in common-law and civil-law courts alike, which makes bilingual competence a practical necessity. | Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts. |
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.