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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | DenmarkReviewed | NigerIndexed | MalawiReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Civil law (Nordic) | Civil law (French tradition) | English common law with customary law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy | Republic under military-led government | Presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) | Constitution of the Seventh Republic (suspended) | Constitution of the Republic of Malawi |
| In force since | 1992 | 1953 | 2010 | 1994 |
| Capital | Asunción | Copenhagen | Niamey | Lilongwe |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaraní | Danish | French, Hausa, Zarma | English, Chichewa |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaraní (PYG) | Danish krone (DKK) | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Malawian kwacha (MWK) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 5,900,000 | 26,200,000 | 20,900,000 |
| 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. | Parliamentary government in which the cabinet is drawn from and answerable to the Folketing, with an independent unified 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 with three regions and 28 districts administered by local councils. Traditional authorities exercise recognised functions over customary land and local dispute resolution. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 the National Assembly with committee scrutiny and are presented for presidential assent, which must be given or withheld within 21 days. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, and amendments affecting entrenched provisions additionally require a referendum. |
| 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 Guaraní are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunción are commonly bilingual. | A single advokat profession admitted after a law degree, practical training and a bar course; judges are appointed from experienced lawyers. | 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 after a law degree, regulated by the Malawi Law Society under the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act. |
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.