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Civil and political liberties
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5 |
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[40th of 140]
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Electoral system
parallel: first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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semi-proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,948 |
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[82nd of 161]
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Female ministers
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0% |
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[117th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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5.9% |
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[129th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1948 |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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No |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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1.3% |
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[80th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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57.2% |
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[125th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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19,156,500 |
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[19th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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55.7 |
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[78th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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33,482,400 |
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[20th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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34,364,700 |
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[20th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Invalid votes
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1.5% |
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[43rd of 61]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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80.6% |
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[19th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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26,041,900 |
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[9th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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92.5 |
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[4th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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32,290,400 |
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[10th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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28,160,000 |
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[12th of 91]
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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; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Korea, South, Republic of Korea, South Korea, Taehan-min'guk, korea, republic of, korea, rep. of, korea-south, SKOREA, Korea Republic, Korean Republic, Korea (Rep.), Korea
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