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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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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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1,968 |
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[17th 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 parliamentarians
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6.3% |
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[126th of 157]
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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 suffrage
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1968 |
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002 |
First female parliamentarian 1972 (elected and appointed) |
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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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0.933689646184989 |
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[116th 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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Male only* |
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Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division |