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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006	7.44	[3rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006	7.98	[16th of 119]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation	8.45	[17th of 119]
Civil and political liberties	5	[38th of 140]
Electoral system	first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	plurality
Female candidacy	1,965	[20th of 161]
Female parliamentarians	17%	[47th of 157]
Female suffrage	1,965
First female parliamentarian	1,979
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	4.9%	[25th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	77.1%	[48th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	354,463	[123rd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	42	[98th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	459,662	[120th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	844,338	[123rd of 163]
(per capita)	514.84 per 1,000 people	[98th of 162]
Vote counting technology	manual

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

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