Civil and political liberties
2.5
2
DEFINITION:
Civil and political liberties
SOURCE:
Freedom House , Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
Ranked 87th. 25% more than Malaysia
Ranked 98th.
Democratic institutions rating
-7
4
DEFINITION:
Democratic institutionsdemocratic )
SOURCE:
Polity IV Project, University of Maryland, at Polity IV Project
Ranked 126th.
Ranked 86th.
Electoral system
block
first-past-the-post
DEFINITION:
worldpolicy.org
SOURCE:
No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Electoral system type
plurality
plurality
DEFINITION:
worldpolicy.org
SOURCE:
No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female ministers
10.5%
0%
DEFINITION:
Women in government at ministerial level in 2000 (as % of total). Data were provided by states based on their definition of national executive and may therefore include women serving as ministers and vice ministers and those holding other ministerial positions, including parliamentary secretaries.
SOURCE:
IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Ranked 73rd.
Ranked 124th.
Female parliamentarians
0%
14.5%
DEFINITION:
Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
SOURCE:
calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database . March 2002
Ranked 156th.
Ranked 57th.
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
1.00512659266591
0.995748815441342
SOURCE:
Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Ranked 22nd in 2004. 1% more than Malaysia
Ranked 47th in 2004.
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption
No
No
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
No
No
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
Yes
Yes
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty
Fine - 7 years
Fine - 20 years
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
375,120
13,411,500
DEFINITION:
International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 129th.
Ranked 37th. 35 times more than Kuwait
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