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Civil and political liberties 5.5 [17th of 140]
Electoral system
parallel: first-past-the-post
Electoral system type semi-proportional
Female candidacy 1,945 [96th of 161]
Female ministers 6.5% [95th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 10% [89th of 157]
Female suffrage "1945 ,1947"
First female parliamentarian 1946 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.00322879977432 Time series [20th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 3% [47th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 60.6% [114th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 60,882,500 [5th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 59 [70th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 100,434,000 [6th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 103,155,000 [5th of 163]

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SOURCES: 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; 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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