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| MAURITANIAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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1.5 |
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[106th of 140]
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CPIA gender equality rating
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3.5
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[31st of 75]
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CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating
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2.5
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[62nd of 75]
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Electoral system
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two-round system |
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Electoral system type
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majority |
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Female candidacy
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1,961 |
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[33rd of 161]
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Female ministers
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36% |
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[9th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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3% |
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[144th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1961 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1975 (elected) |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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Yes |
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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54.4% |
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[130th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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560,045 |
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[114th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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1,028,630 |
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[110th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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1,135,690 |
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[116th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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74.7% |
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[37th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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899,444 |
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[74th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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74.7 |
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[25th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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1,203,670 |
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[74th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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1,203,520 |
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[79th of 91]
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SOURCES: 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
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah
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