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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006	4.73		[63rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006	6.01		[55th of 119]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation	6.55		[49th of 119]
Civil and political liberties	3.5		[68th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating	4	...	[11th of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average	3.6	...	[22nd of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	3	...	[34th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	2.9	...	[51st of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	2.5	...	[54th of 75]
Electoral system	first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	plurality
Female candidacy	1,972		[14th of 161]
Female ministers	12.5%		[62nd of 125]
Female parliamentarians	2%		[148th of 157]
Female suffrage	1,972
First female parliamentarian	1,973
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty	10 years - Life

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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; World Development Indicators database; 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; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. 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

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