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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 5.33 [45th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 6.05 [62nd of 119]
Civil and political liberties 3 [77th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [52nd of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,958 [43rd of 161]
Female ministers 8.6% [85th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 3.3% [141st of 157]
Female suffrage 1958
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes*
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.4% [61st of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 84.8% [29th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 49,136,200 [7th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 93.1 [9th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 57,938,900 [10th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 52,792,800 [11th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 30,280,100 [6th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 57.4 [59th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 52,792,800 [5th of 91]

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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; 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: Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria

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babalola+oluwajuwonlo
16th August 2010
how can democracy facilitate developement in nigeria?
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