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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held |
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Female candidacy
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1,961 |
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[38th of 161]
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Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held |
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Female ministers
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18.5% |
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[42nd of 125]
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Source: 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 |
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Female parliamentarians
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19.6% |
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[35th of 157]
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Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva |
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Female suffrage
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"1961 ,1964" |
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1977 (appointed) |
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Source: 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 |
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Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
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0.996238127800216 |
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[40th of 183]
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Source: 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. |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
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No |
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Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division |
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, same-gender sex "in Public" is a 20 year jail sentence and the age of consent "in private" for homosexual sex is 18, 16 for heterosexual sex |
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Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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0.9% |
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[94th of 110]
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Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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90% |
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[18th of 152]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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130,328 |
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[132nd of 154]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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144,758 |
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[133rd of 152]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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175,463 |
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[140th of 163]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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