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> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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9.62 %
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[17th of 38]
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Acquitted
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196,600 |
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[3rd of 30]
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DEFINITION: Total acquitted in criminal courts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Bribe payers index
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5.3 |
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[12th of 19]
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DEFINITION: The index ranks the leading exporting countries in terms of the degree to which their companies are perceived to be paying bribes. The scale is from 0 to 10, where 10 represents negligible bribery and 0 a very high level of bribery. Based on a survey of nearly 800 business executives conducted in 14 emerging-market countries. |
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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) |
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Car thefts
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134,584 |
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[9th of 46]
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DEFINITION: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Transparency International |
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Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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7.63 %
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[32nd of 39]
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DEFINITION: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint. |
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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) |
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Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights
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16.64 %
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[38th of 39]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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7.79 %
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[26th of 39]
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DEFINITION: Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation > Broadcast details > Alternate title/Translation
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CSI |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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1,995 |
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[21st of 64]
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes
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1,978 |
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[5th of 20]
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Death penalty > Last executed
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1,975 |
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[16th of 55]
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Drug offences
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27.9 per 100,000 people |
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[26th of 46]
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DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000). |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Embezzlements
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4,351 |
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[13th of 36]
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DEFINITION: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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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) |
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Frauds
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15,462 |
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[19th of 48]
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DEFINITION: Total recorded frauds. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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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) |
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
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16.4129
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[20th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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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) |
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Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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0.2456
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[28th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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1.2506
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[29th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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1.4962
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[30th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Judges and Magistrates
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3,420 |
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[8th of 35]
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DEFINITION: Number of Judges and Magistrates |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Manslaughters
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95 |
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[20th of 42]
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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. |
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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) |
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Murders committed by youths
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96 |
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[34th of 73]
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DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). |
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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) |
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Murders committed by youths per capita
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0.8 |
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[55th of 57]
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DEFINITION: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Murders with firearms
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97 |
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[15th of 36]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Prisoners
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59,251 prisoners |
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[20th of 168]
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DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated |
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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) |
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Prisoners > Female
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7.8% |
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[11th of 134]
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DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003. |
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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) |
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Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
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25.4% |
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[22nd of 86]
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DEFINITION: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Prisoners > Per capita
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144 per 100,000 people |
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[61st of 164]
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DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
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21.9% |
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[99th of 143]
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DEFINITION: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
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114.1% |
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[69th of 128]
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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. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Sentence Length
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30 |
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[15th of 21]
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DEFINITION: Total average sentence length served |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Software piracy rate
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43% |
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[79th of 107]
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DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed. |
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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) |
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Total crimes
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923,271 |
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[16th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
United States extradition treaties > Citation 22 UST 737. 29 UST 2283. |
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DEFINITION:
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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 > Date signed May 29, 1970 January 25, 1975 February 9, 1988 March 12, 1996 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
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United States extradition treaties > Entered into force June 16, 1971 June 2, 1978 July 2, 1993 July 25, 1999 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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12.7 |
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[52nd of 143]
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DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
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