FACTOID # 3: In Belgium, 55% of government ministers are female. The country’s first female parliamentarian was appointed in 1921.
 
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Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,948 [81st of 161]
Female ministers 5.7% [101st of 125]
Female parliamentarians 17.6% [44th of 157]
Female suffrage 1948
First female parliamentarian 1975 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.00409881088877 Time series [18th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, age of consent for homosexual sex set at 18, 16 for heterosexual sex. Section 302 is rarely enforced
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.6% [53rd of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 69.8% [75th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 185,064 [128th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 72.3 [43rd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 264,961 [126th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 255,841 [134th of 163]

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SOURCES: 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam

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