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Compulsory voting > Enforcement Strict enforcement (Voluntary for those over 70.)
Compulsory voting > Penalty "Explanation, Fine " (Voluntary for those over 70.)
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Electoral system	party list
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Electoral system type	proportional
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female candidacy	1,919		[141st of 161]
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female ministers	7.3%		[91st of 125]
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
Female parliamentarians	16.7%		[49th of 157]
Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage	1919
Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian	1919 (elected)
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
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment	0.999604458610479		[28th of 183]
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.
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	6.5%		[19th of 110]
Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	86.5%		[26th of 152]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	191,267		[127th of 154]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	56.9		[75th of 117]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	221,103		[128th of 152]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	336,027		[130th of 163]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Vote counting technology	manual
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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