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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006	3.9	[84th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation	3.32	[101st of 119]
Civil and political liberties	3.5	[75th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating	2.5	[70th of 75]
Electoral system	two-round system
Electoral system type	majority
Female candidacy	1,986	[3rd of 161]
Female parliamentarians	7.3%	[120th of 157]
Female suffrage	1986
First female parliamentarian	1987 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	1.5%	[77th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	58.5%	[120th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	834,494	[107th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	53.6	[81st of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	1,556,890	[113rd of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote	1,010,740	[73rd of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout	63.7	[49th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population	1,586,470	[75th of 91]
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; 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; 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Central African Republic, Republique Centrafricaine, central af. r., central afr. rep., central africa, central african rep.

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