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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006	3.26		[99th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation	4.08		[84th of 119]
DEFINITION: Political Transformation The score for �Political Transformation“ is obtained by calculating the mean value of the ratings for the following criteria: · Stateness · Political Participation · Rule of Law · Stability of Democratic Institutions · Political and Social Integration
SOURCE: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Civil and political liberties	0.5		[127th of 140]
DEFINITION: Civil and political liberties Units: Index Ranging from 7 (High Levels of Liberties) to 1 (Low Units: This is the average of two indicators - civil liberties and political liberties.
SOURCE: http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf
CPIA gender equality rating	3.5		[30th of 75]
DEFINITION: Gender equality assesses the extent to which the country has installed institutions and programs to enforce laws and policies that promote equal access for men and women in education, health, the economy, and protection under law.		View time series
SOURCE: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	2.5		[58th of 75]
DEFINITION: Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electoral system parallel: first-past-the-post
DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electoral system type	semi-proportional
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 candidacy	1,946		[91st of 161]
DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
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	33.3%		[13th of 125]
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). 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
Female parliamentarians	5.6%		[132nd of 157]
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: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage	1946
DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote.
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian	1960 (elected)
DEFINITION: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.
SOURCE: 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
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: 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.
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	75.6%		[53rd of 152]
DEFINITION: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	2,906,160		[65th of 154]
DEFINITION: The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	46.7		[92nd of 117]
DEFINITION: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	3,844,330		[75th of 152]
DEFINITION: The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	6,222,980		[62nd of 163]
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
Presidential elections > Turnout	0		[80th of 82]
DEFINITION: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voting age population	6,293,250		[35th of 91]
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

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