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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006	4.42		[73rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006	5.34		[69th of 119]
DEFINITION: The Status Index’s overall result represents the mean value of the scores for the dimensions “Political Transformation� and “Economic Transformation�. The mean value was calculated using the exact, unrounded values for both these dimensions, which, in turn, were derived from the ratings for the five political criteria (based on 18 indicators) and the seven economic criteria (based on 14 indicators). The table shows rounded scores for political and economic transformation as well as for the Status Index’s overall result. In some cases, therefore, the overall result differs slightly from the mean value.
SOURCE: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation	6.12		[59th of 119]
DEFINITION: Political Transformation The score for �Political Transformation“ is obtained by calculating the mean value of the ratings for the following criteria: · Stateness · Political Participation · Rule of Law · Stability of Democratic Institutions · Political and Social Integration
SOURCE: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Civil and political liberties	3		[82nd of 140]
DEFINITION: Civil and political liberties Units: Index Ranging from 7 (High Levels of Liberties) to 1 (Low Units: This is the average of two indicators - civil liberties and political liberties.
SOURCE: http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf
CPIA gender equality rating	3.5		[36th of 75]
DEFINITION: Gender equality assesses the extent to which the country has installed institutions and programs to enforce laws and policies that promote equal access for men and women in education, health, the economy, and protection under law.		View time series
SOURCE: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average	3.6		[25th of 75]
DEFINITION: The policies for social inclusion and equity cluster includes gender equality, equity of public resource use, building human resources, social protection and labor, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	3.5		[10th of 75]
DEFINITION: Property rights and rule-based governance assess the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance structure in which property and contract rights are reliably respected and enforced.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	3.6		[14th of 75]
DEFINITION: The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	3.5		[9th of 75]
DEFINITION: Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electoral system	party list
DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electoral system type	proportional
DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org
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	1,958		[46th of 161]
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.
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	7.4%		[90th of 125]
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.
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	11%		[78th of 157]
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.
SOURCE: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage	1958
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.
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian	1978 (elected)
DEFINITION: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.
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	0.800242423666893		[141st 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.		View time series
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	No
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	7.7%		[15th of 110]
DEFINITION: The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	64.1%		[101st of 152]
DEFINITION: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	1,868,640		[84th of 154]
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
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	2,913,220		[84th of 152]
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.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	5,376,800		[67th of 163]
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
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Invalid votes	0.1%		[62nd of 61]
DEFINITION: The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout	56.1%		[73rd of 86]
DEFINITION: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Total vote	2,361,290		[44th of 87]
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
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Turnout	46.9		[67th of 82]
DEFINITION: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voter registration	4,210,230		[42nd of 86]
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.
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voting age population	5,032,590		[39th of 91]
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
SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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