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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | CroatiaReviewed | NigerIndexed | GrenadaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Civil law | Civil law (French tradition) | Common law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary parliamentary republic | Republic under military-led government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | Constitution of the Republic of Croatia | Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended) | The Grenada Constitution |
| In force since | 1992 | 1990 | 2010 | 1973 |
| Capital | Asunciรณn | Zagreb | Niamey | Saint George's |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaranรญ | Croatian | French, Hausa, Zarma | English |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaranรญ (PYG) | Euro (EUR) | West African CFA franc (XOF) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 3,850,000 | 26,200,000 | 126,000 |
| Division of powers | Unitary with seventeen departments and the capital district, each with an elected governor and departmental board holding administrative and limited fiscal competence. Legislative power is national. | A parliamentary republic with a directly elected President focused on defence and foreign affairs, a Government answerable to the Sabor and an independent judiciary. | 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. | Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. |
| How law is made | Bills may start in either chamber and must pass both. The President may object in whole or part; Congress overcomes an objection by absolute majority in both chambers. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber and ratification by referendum; wholesale reform requires a constituent assembly. | Laws are adopted by the Sabor and promulgated by the President; the Constitutional Court may review them for conformity with the constitution. | 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. | 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. |
| Legal profession | A law degree and registration of the title with the Supreme Court, which maintains the roll and exercises discipline. Bar membership is voluntary. Because both Spanish and Guaranรญ are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunciรณn are commonly bilingual. | Odvjetnici belong to the Croatian Bar Association; javni biljeลพnici (notaries) handle deeds, company acts and succession. | Avocats admitted through the Barreau du Niger after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate offices. | 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. |
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 โ the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.