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| NICARAGUAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006
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5.1 |
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[55th of 118]
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
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6.65 |
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[47th of 119]
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Civil and political liberties
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4 |
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[64th of 140]
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CPIA gender equality rating
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4
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[19th of 75]
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CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating
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3.5
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[13th of 75]
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Electoral system
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party list |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,955 |
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[61st of 161]
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Female ministers
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15.4% |
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[52nd of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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20.7% |
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[31st of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1955 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1972 (elected) |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
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No |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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Yes/No* |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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3.9% |
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[34th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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2,256,770 |
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[75th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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2,447,120 |
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[101st of 163]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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1,849,360 |
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[56th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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75.6 |
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[22nd of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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2,447,120 |
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[67th 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; 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:
Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, Republica de Nicaragua
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