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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	SpainReviewed	CroatiaReviewed
Legal familyIdentical	Civil law	Civil law
System of government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	Spanish Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Croatia
In force since	1978	1990
Capital	Madrid	Zagreb
Official languages	Spanish	Croatian
CurrencyIdentical	Euro (EUR)	Euro (EUR)
Population	48,400,000	3,850,000
Division of powers	A constitutional monarchy with the King as head of state, an executive led by the President of the Government, a bicameral parliament and an independent judiciary, overlaid by extensive regional self-government.	A parliamentary republic with a directly elected President focused on defence and foreign affairs, a Government answerable to the Sabor and an independent judiciary.
How law is made	Bills pass both chambers of the Cortes Generales, with the Congress of Deputies able to override the Senate, and receive royal assent.	Laws are adopted by the Sabor and promulgated by the President; the Constitutional Court may review them for conformity with the constitution.
Legal profession	Abogados belong to local bar associations (colegios de abogados); procuradores represent parties procedurally and notaries authenticate deeds and company acts.	Odvjetnici belong to the Croatian Bar Association; javni bilježnici (notaries) handle deeds, company acts and succession.

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.