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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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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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1,948 |
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[81st 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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5.7% |
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[101st 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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17.6% |
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[44th 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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1948 |
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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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1975 (elected) |
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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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1.00409881088877 |
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[18th 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 > Adoption
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No |
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Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
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No |
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Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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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 |
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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
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No |
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Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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2.6% |
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[53rd 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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69.8% |
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[75th 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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185,064 |
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[128th of 154]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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72.3 |
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[43rd of 117]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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264,961 |
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[126th 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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255,841 |
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[134th of 163]
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Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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