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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	MoldovaReviewed	ChadIndexed	ComorosReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law	Mixed (French civil law, customary and Islamic law)	Mixed French civil law and Islamic law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic	Unitary presidential republic	Federal presidential republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of the Republic of Moldova	Constitution of the Republic of Chad	Constitution of the Union of the Comoros
In force since	1992	1994	2023	2001
Capital	Asunción	Chișinău	N'Djamena	Moroni
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Romanian	French, Arabic	Comorian, Arabic, French
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Moldovan leu (MDL)	Central African CFA franc (XAF)	Comorian franc (KMF)
Population	6,900,000	2,400,000	18,300,000	850,000
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, though the President has been directly elected since 2016; the Constitutional Court arbitrates between the two.	Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate under the 2023 text, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court.	Federal. Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli each have a governor and their own assembly with substantial autonomy over local administration, while the Union handles defence, currency, foreign affairs and nationality.
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 are adopted by Parliament, usually in two readings, and promulgated by the President, who may return a bill once for reconsideration. Publication in Monitorul Oficial is a condition of entry into force.	Bills are examined in committee and plenary and passed by the legislature, then promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Council may be seised before promulgation.	Bills originate with the government or members of the Assembly of the Union, are examined in committee and passed by the Assembly, then promulgated by the President. Matters within island competence are legislated by the island assemblies, and disputes over the boundary between Union and island competence are a standing feature of Comorian constitutional practice.
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.	Lawyers are licensed by the Union of Advocates after examination and traineeship; notaries, bailiffs and authorised administrators are separate licensed professions.	Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Tchad; the profession is concentrated in N'Djamena.	A small bar of avocats admitted after French-model legal training, supplemented by qadis who require religious-law qualification for the personal-status jurisdiction; many practitioners train in France or Madagascar.

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