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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | GuineaIndexed | CameroonReviewed | NamibiaReviewed | UruguayReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Civil law (French tradition) | Mixed (civil law and common law) | Mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Republic under transitional military-led government | Unitary presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | Constitution of Guinea | Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon | Constitution of the Republic of Namibia | Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
| In force since | 1992 | 2025 | 1972 | 1990 | 1967 |
| Capital | Asunción | Conakry | Yaoundé | Windhoek | Montevideo |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaraní | French, Pular, Maninka, Susu | French, English | English | Spanish |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaraní (PYG) | Guinean Franc (GNF) | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Namibian dollar (NAD) | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 14,200,000 | 28,600,000 | 2,600,000 | 3,400,000 |
| 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. | Transitional arrangements have concentrated authority in the CNRD and an appointed government; the 2025 constitution provides for a presidential system with a legislature. | 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. | 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. Nineteen departments have elected intendentes and juntas with administrative and local taxing competence, and municipalities were added in 2010, but all legislative power belongs to the General Assembly. |
| 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. | Transitional texts have been adopted by the Conseil national de la transition or issued as ordinances; the 2025 constitution provides for ordinary legislative passage and promulgation. | 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 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 pass both chambers; disagreement is resolved by the General Assembly sitting jointly. The executive may veto, overcome by three-fifths of the joint assembly. Distinctively, 25% of registered voters can force a referendum to repeal a statute within one year of promulgation, and 10% can initiate a constitutional plebiscite. |
| 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. | Avocats admitted through the Barreau de Guinée after a law degree and traineeship; notaires and huissiers are separate offices. | 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. | 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 degree from the Universidad de la República or an accredited private faculty confers the title of abogado, with registration by the Supreme Court. Membership of the Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay is voluntary; the Supreme Court exercises discipline. Escribanos públicos are a separate profession with exclusive competence over conveyancing. |
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.