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Civil and political liberties
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6 |
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[4th of 140]
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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org |
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SOURCE: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001 |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org |
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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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1,920 |
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[135th of 161]
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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election. |
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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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6.1% |
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[98th of 125]
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DEFINITION: Women in government at ministerial level in 2000 (as % of total). Data were provided by states based on their definition of national executive and may therefore include women serving as ministers and vice ministers and those holding other ministerial positions, including parliamentary secretaries. |
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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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23.6% |
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[22nd of 157]
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DEFINITION: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses. |
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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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"1917, 1950" |
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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote. |
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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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1921 (elected) |
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DEFINITION: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament. |
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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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0.995666446236779 |
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[42nd 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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Yes |
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DEFINITION:
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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, the age of consent (The "age of protection" as it is called in Canada) 18 for anal sex, 14 for all non-anal sex, regardless of sexuality of the participants, from 1988 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Same-sex marriage |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Jew > Legal equality granted > Year
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1832 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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1.1% |
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[85th of 110]
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DEFINITION: The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Jewish Emancipation
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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61.2% |
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[110th of 152]
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DEFINITION: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted. |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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12,997,200 |
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[25th of 154]
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DEFINITION: The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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54.6 |
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[80th of 117]
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DEFINITION: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage. |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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21,243,500 |
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[25th of 152]
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DEFINITION: The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body. |
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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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23,786,200 |
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[27th of 163]
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DEFINITION: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age |
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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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