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| Attribute | ParaguayReviewed | TanzaniaReviewed | RussiaReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law | Mixed (common law, customary law, Islamic law) | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic with autonomous Zanzibar | Federal semi-presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay | Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania | Constitution of the Russian Federation |
| In force since | 1992 | 1977 | 1993 |
| Capital | Asunciรณn | Dodoma | Moscow |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaranรญ | Swahili, English | Russian |
| Currency | Paraguayan guaranรญ (PYG) | Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) | Russian rouble (RUB) |
| Population | 6,900,000 | 67,400,000 | 144,000,000 |
| 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. | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a unicameral National Assembly, and a separate Zanzibar government with its own House of Representatives and judiciary up to the Zanzibar High Court. | Federal and semi-presidential: the President is a distinct branch-transcending office with wide appointment and decree powers, and since 2020 may initiate the removal of senior judges through the Federation Council. |
| 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 read three times with committee scrutiny in the National Assembly. Bills affecting Zanzibar's Union interests require particular majorities. The President assents; a returned bill passed again by two-thirds must be assented to or the Assembly dissolved. | Bills pass three readings in the State Duma, go to the Federation Council, and are signed by the President; a veto is overridden by two-thirds of each chamber. Since 2020 the President may refer an adopted bill to the Constitutional Court before signing. |
| 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. | Fused; advocates are admitted to the roll of the High Court after an LLB and the Law School of Tanzania, with the Tanganyika Law Society as the mainland professional body. | Advocates (ะฐะดะฒะพะบะฐัั) are admitted by regional chambers under the Federal Chamber of Advocates and hold the exclusive right to defend in criminal cases; other litigation may be conducted by non-advocate representatives. |
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.