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> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	26.45 %		[12th of 38]
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Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	35.17 %		[12th of 39]
DEFINITION: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights	33.78 %		[12th of 39]
DEFINITION: Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: “I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.”		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	12.98 %		[13th of 39]
DEFINITION: Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Jails	7		[45th of 80]
DEFINITION: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Manslaughters	2,592		[4th of 42]
DEFINITION: Total recorded non-intentional homicides. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Murders committed by youths	3,252		[6th of 73]
DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Murders committed by youths per capita	12.2		[11th of 57]
DEFINITION: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002
Murders with firearms	7,708		[2nd of 36]
DEFINITION: Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002
Prisoners	70,383 prisoners		[17th of 168]
DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Prisoners > Female	4%		[70th of 134]
DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners	0.6%		[75th of 86]
DEFINITION: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Per capita	94 per 100,000 people		[96th of 164]
DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees	38.2%		[53rd of 143]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled	156.4%		[28th of 128]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Sentence Length	24		[17th of 21]
DEFINITION: Total average sentence length served
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Software piracy rate	69%		[41st of 107]
DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Total crimes	85,776		[31st of 50]
DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
United States extradition treaties > Date signed	November 13, 1994
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force	November 22, 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines	11.5		[53rd of 143]
DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties

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