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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	NamibiaReviewed	ChileReviewed	BulgariaReviewed
Legal family	Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law	Civil law	Civil law
System of government	Semi-presidential republic	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia	Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile	Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria
In force since	1990	1980	1991
Capital	Windhoek	Santiago	Sofia
Official languages	English	Spanish	Bulgarian
Currency	Namibian dollar (NAD)	Chilean peso (CLP)	Bulgarian lev (BGN)
Population	2,600,000	19,600,000	6,400,000
Division of powers	Unitary with 14 administrative regions and elected regional councils, which also constitute the National Council, the upper chamber. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over communal land and customary law.	Unitary. Sixteen regions administer but do not legislate. Regional governors have been directly elected since 2021, which shifted real power away from the centrally appointed delegates, but legislative competence remains exclusively national.	Parliamentary government with a directly elected President whose veto Parliament overrides by absolute majority; the Constitutional Court sits apart from the two supreme courts.
How law is made	Bills pass the National Assembly through three readings, then go to the National Council for review. The Council may confirm, propose amendments, or object; the Assembly can override an objection by a two-thirds majority. The President then assents, and constitutional amendments require two-thirds of both chambers and may never diminish the rights chapter.	Bills originate with the President or in either chamber, though tax, budget and social-security bills are the President's exclusive initiative — an unusually strong executive agenda power. Both chambers must approve; a mixed committee resolves conflict. The President may veto, overridden by two-thirds. Constitutional amendment needs four-sevenths of sitting members, with two-thirds for certain entrenched chapters.	Bills receive two readings in the National Assembly. The President may return a bill once; an absolute majority overrides. Promulgation in Darzhaven Vestnik is required, with entry into force normally three days later.
Legal profession	A fused profession under the Legal Practitioners Act: a single class of legal practitioner is admitted after a law degree and the Justice Training Centre's postgraduate course, and the Law Society of Namibia regulates practice.	A five-year degree, a supervised practice period, and admission by the Supreme Court itself, which is unusual — the Court, not a bar, confers the title of abogado. Membership of the Colegio de Abogados has been voluntary since 1981, so the Court retains disciplinary jurisdiction over misconduct.	Attorneys (адвокати) are admitted through the regional bars under the Supreme Bar Council; notaries and private enforcement agents are organised in separate chambers.

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