Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats - 5 elected bypopular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2 appointed bythe governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary, the IslandMayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governor and council;elected members serve one-year terms)elections: last held 15 December 2004 (next to be held December 2005)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, theSenate or Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority voteon a provincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house,the Sejm (460 seats; members are elected under a complex system ofproportional representation to serve four-year terms); thedesignation of National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is onlyused on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointlyelections: Senate - last held 25 September 2005 (next to be held bySeptember 2009); Sejm elections last held September 25 2005 (next tobe held by September 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PiS 49, PO 34, LPR 7, SO 3, PSL 2, independents 5; Sejm -percent of vote by party - PiS 27%, PO 24.1%, SO 11.4%, SLD 11.3%,LPR 8%, PSL 7%, other 11.2%; seats by party - PiS 155, PO 133, SO56, SLD 55, LPR 34, PSL 25, German minorities 2note: two seats are assigned to ethnic minority parties in the Sejmonly
Portugalunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 20 February 2005 (next to be held February2009); note - President SAMPAIO called for early elections afterdissolving parliament on 10 December 2004 because he lackedconfidence in the four-month center-right governmentelection results: percent of vote by party - PS 45.1%, PSD 28.7%,CDU 7.6%, PP 7.3%, BE 6.4%; seats by party - PS 121, PSD 75, CDU 14,PP 12, BE 8
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(at least 27 seats - currently 29; members are directly elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (51 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be heldNovember 2008); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004(next to be held November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PNP 43.4%, PPD40.3%, PIP 9.4%; seats by party - PNP 17, PPD 9, PIP 1; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - PNP 46.3%, PPD 43.1%,PIP 9.7%; seats by party - PNP 32, PPD 18, PIP 1note: Puerto Rico elects, by popular vote, a resident commissionerto serve a four-year term as a nonvoting representative in the USHouse of Representatives; aside from not voting on the House floor,he enjoys all the rights of a member of Congress; elections lastheld 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008); results -percent of vote by party - PNP 48.6%; seats by party - PNP 1; LuisFORTUNO elected resident commissioner
Qatarunicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats;members appointed)note: no legislative elections have been held since 1970 when therewere partial elections to the body; Council members have had theirterms extended every four years since; the new constitution, whichcame into force on 8 June 2004, provides for a 45-memberConsultative Council, or Majlis al-Shura; the public would electtwo-thirds of the Majlis al-Shura; the amir would appoint theremaining members
Reunionunicameral General Council (49 seats; members are elected bydirect, popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameralRegional Council (45 seats; members are elected by direct, popularvote to serve six-year terms)elections: General Council - last held 15 and 22 March 1998 (next tobe held NA); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to beheld NA 2010)election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - various right-wing candidates 13, PCR 10, PS 10,UDF 8, RPR 6, other left-wing candidates 2; Regional Council (secondround) - percent of vote by party - PCR 44.9%, UMP 32.8%, PS-Greens22.3%; seats by party - PCR 27, UMP 11, PS-Greens 7note: Reunion elects three representatives to the French Senate;elections last held NA 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Reunion alsoelects five deputies to the French National Assembly; elections lastheld 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, UMP 1,PCR 1
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (137 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on aproportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor (332 seats; members areelected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representationbasis to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 28 November 2004 (next to be held 28November 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 28 November 2004(next to be held 28 November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PUR 37.1%, PNL-PD 31.8%, PRM 13.6%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party -PSD 46, PNL 28, PD 21, PRM 21, PUR 11, UMDR 10; Chamber of Deputies- percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PUR 36.6%, PNL-PD 31.3%%,PRM 12.9%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party - PSD 113, PNL 64, PD 48, PRM48, UDMR 22, PUR 19, ethnic minorities 18
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (178 seats; as of July2000, members appointed by the top executive and legislativeofficials in each of the 89 federal administrative units - oblasts,krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federalcities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; members serve four-yearterms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats;currently 225 seats elected by proportional representation fromparty lists winning at least 5% of the vote, and 225 seats fromsingle-member constituencies; members are elected by direct, popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held 7 December 2003 (next to be heldNA December 2007)election results: State Duma - percent of vote received by partiesclearing the 5% threshold entitling them to a proportional share ofthe 225 party list seats - United Russia 37.1%, CPRF 12.7%, LDPR11.6%, Motherland 9.1%; seats by party - United Russia 222, CPRF 53,LDPR 38, Motherland 37, People's Party 19, Yabloko 4, SPS 2, other7, independents 65, repeat election required 3
Rwandaunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (53seats; members elected by direct vote)elections: last held 29 September 2003 (next to be held Chamber ofDeputies - NA 2008; Senate - NA 2011)election results: seats by party under the 2003 Constitution - RPF40, PSD 7, PL 6
Saint Helenaunicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including thespeaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 27 June 2001 (next to be held June 2005)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Saint Kitts and Nevisunicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-memberconstituencies; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 25 October 2004 (next to be held by 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SKNLP 7, CCM 2, NRP 1, PAM 1
Saint Luciabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats;six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three onthe advice of the leader of the opposition, and two afterconsultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and theHouse of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular votefrom single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 3 December 2001 (next to beheld in December 2006)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - SLP55%, UWP 37%, NA 3.5%; seats by party - SLP 14, UWP 3
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral General Council or ConseilGeneral (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be heldNA April 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate;elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002,second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 28 March 2001 (next to be held by July 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ULP 12, NDP 3
Samoaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 electedby voters affiliated with traditional village-based electoraldistricts, 2 elected by independent, mostly non-Samoan orpart-Samoan, voters who cannot, (or choose not to) establish avillage affiliation; only chiefs (matai) may stand for election tothe Fono from the 47 village-based electorates; members servefive-year terms)elections: election last held 3 March 2001 (next election to be heldnot later than March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6
San Marinounicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grandee Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 41.4%, PSS 24.2%,PD 20.8%, APDS 8.2%, RC 3.4%, AN 1.9%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS15, PD 12, APDS 5, RC 2, AN 1
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 3 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - MLSTP 39.6%, Force forChange Democratic Movement 39.4%, Ue-Kedadji coalition 16.2%; seatsby party - MLSTP 24, Force for Change Democratic Movement 23,Ue-Kedadji coalition 8
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (120 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms)
Senegalunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefive-year terms)note: the former National Assembly, dissolved in the spring of 2001,had 140 seatselections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10
Serbia and Montenegrounicameral Parliament (126 seats - 91 Serbian,35 Montenegrin - filled by nominees of the two state parliaments forthe first two years, after which the Constitutional Charter callsfor direct electionselections: last held 25 February 2003 (next to be held 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Serbian parties: SRS 30, DSS 20, DS 13, G17 Plus 12, SPO-NS 8, SPS8; Montenegrin parties: DPS 15, SNP 9, SDP 4, DSS 3, NS 2, LSCG 2
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats - 25 elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on a proportionalbasis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 4-6 December 2002 (next to be held by 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 54.3%, SNP 42.6%,DP 3.1%; seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11note: the 9 awarded seats are apportioned according to thepercentage that each party won of the total vote
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats - 112 elected bypopular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 May 2002 (next to be held May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SLPP 70.06%, APC22.35%, PLP 3%, others 4.59%; seats by party - SLPP 83, APC 27, PLP 2
Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, thereare up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidatewho came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a"nonconstituency" memberelections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held not later than25 June 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 75.3% (in contestedconstituencies), other 24.7%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SPP 1
Slovakiaunicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic orNarodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members are elected onthe basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 20-21 September 2002 (next to be held September2006)election results: percent of vote by party - HZDS-LS 19.5%, SDKU15.1%, Smer 13.5%, SMK 11.2%, KDH 8.3%, ANO 8%, KSS 6.3%; seats byparty - governing coalition 69 (SDKU 22, SMK 20, KDH 15, ANO 12),opposition 81 (HZDS 26, Smer 25, KSS 9, Free Forum 6, People's Union5, and independents 10)
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consisting of a National Assembly orDrzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 are directly elected and 50 are selectedon a proportional basis; note - the numbers of directly elected andproportionally elected seats varies with each election; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the NationalCouncil or Drzavni Svet (this is primarily an advisory bodyorganized on corporatist principles with limited legislative powers;it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions,and call national referenda; members are indirectly elected tofive-year terms by an electoral college)elections: National Assembly - last held 3 October 2004 (next to beheld October 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - SDS 29.1%, LDS 22.8%,ZLSD 10.2%, NSi 9%, SLS 6.8%, SNS 6.3%, DeSUS 4.1%, other 11.7%;seats by party - SDS 29, LDS 23, ZLSD 10, NSi 9, SLS 7, SNS 6, DeSUS4, Hungarian and Italian minorities 1 each
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 5 December 2001 (next to be held not later thanDecember 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 40%, SIACC 40%, PPP20%; seats by party - PAP 16, SIACC 13, PPP 2, SILP 1, independents18
Somaliaunicameral National Assemblynote: fledgling parliament; a 275-member Transitional FederalAssembly; the new parliament consists of 61 seats assigned to eachof four large clan groups (Darod, Digil-Mirifle, Dir, and Hawiye)with the remaining 31 seats divided between minority clans
South Africabicameral Parliament consisting of the NationalAssembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under asystem of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) andthe National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected byeach of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; hasspecial powers to protect regional interests, including thesafeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnicminorities); note - following the implementation of the newconstitution on 3 February 1997 the former Senate was disbanded andreplaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially nochange in membership and party affiliations, although the newinstitution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the newconstitutionelections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces -last held 14 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC69.7%, DA 12.4%, IFP 7%, UDM 2.3%, NNP 1.7%, ACDP 1.6%, other 5.3%;seats by party - ANC 279, DA 50, IFP 28, UDM 9, NNP 7, ACDP 6, other21; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - NA
Spainbicameral; General Courts or National Assembly or Las CortesGenerales consists of the Senate or Senado (259 seats - 208 membersdirectly elected by popular vote and the other 51 appointed by theregional legislatures to serve four-year terms) and the Congress ofDeputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; members areelected by popular vote on block lists by proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 14 March 2004 (next to be held March2008); Congress of Deputies - last held 14 March 2004 (next to beheld March 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PP 49%, PSOE38.9%, Entesa Catalona de Progress 5.7%, CiU 1.99%, PNV 2.8%, CC1.4%; seats by party - PP 102, PSOE 81, Entesa Catalona de Progress12, CiU 4, PNV 6, CC 3; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote byparty - PSOE 43.3%, PP 37.8%, CiU 3.2%, ERC 2.5%, PNV 1.6%, IU 3.2%,CC 0.9%; seats by party - PSOE 164, PP 148, CiU 10, ERC 8, PNV 7, IU2, CC 3, other 8
Sri Lankaunicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected bypopular vote on the basis of a modified proportional representationsystem by district to serve six-year terms)elections: last held 2 April 2004 (next to be held by 2010)election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance -SLFP and JVP 45.6%, UNP 37.83%, TNA 6.84%, JHU 5.97%, SLMC 2.02%,UPF 0.54%, EPDP 0.27%, others 0.93%; seats by party or electoralalliance - SLFP and JVP 105, UNP 82, TNA 22, JHU 9, SLMC 5, UPF 1,EPDP 1
Sudanunicameral National Assembly (360 seats; 270 popularlyelected, 90 elected by supra assembly of interest groups known asNational Congress; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 13-22 December 2000 (next to be held NA)election results: NCP 355, others 5
Surinameunicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 25 May 2005 (next to be held May 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NF 41.2%, NDP 23.1%,VVV 14.5%, A-Com 7.3%, A1 6.2%, other 5.9%; seats by party - NF 23,NDP 15, VVV 5, A-Com 5, A1 3
Swazilandbicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body,consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House ofAssembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-yearterms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by themonarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-yearterms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 18 October 2003 (next to beheld October 2008)election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on anonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the localcouncil of each constituency and for each constituency the threecandidates with the most votes in the first round of voting arenarrowed to a single winner by a second round
Swedenunicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 15 September 2002 (next to be held September2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 39.8%,Moderates 15.2%, Liberal Party 13.3%, Christian Democrats 9.1%, LeftParty 8.3%, Center Party 6.1%, Greens 4.6%; seats by party - SocialDemocrats 144, Moderates 55, Liberal Party 48, Christian Democrats33, Left Party 30, Center Party 22, Greens 17
Switzerlandbicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (inGerman), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (inItalian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German),Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)(46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Councilor Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), ConsiglioNazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popularvote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-yearterms)elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons 19 October2003 (each canton determines when the next election will be held);National Council - last held 19 October 2003 (next to be heldOctober 2007)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3;National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%,FDP 17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%;seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13,other small parties 14
Syriaunicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - theconstitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPFalliance) receives one-half of the seats
Taiwanunicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected bypopular vote, 41 elected on basis of proportion of islandwide votesreceived by participating political parties, 8 elected from overseasChinese constituencies on basis of proportion of island-wide votesreceived by participating political parties, 8 elected by popularvote among aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms)and unicameral National Assembly (300 seat nonstanding body;delegates nominated by parties and elected by proportionalrepresentation six to nine months after Legislative Yuan calls toamend Constitution, impeach president, or change national borders)note: as a result of constitutional amendments approved by theNational Assembly on 7 June 2005, the number of seats in thelegislature will be reduced from 225 to 113 beginning with theelection in 2007; the amendments also eliminate the NationalAssembly, thus giving Taiwan a unicameral legislatureelections: Legislative Yuan - last held 11 December 2004 (next to beheld in December 2007); National Assembly - last held 14 May 2005election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP38%, KMT 35%, PFP 15%, TSU 8%, other parties and independents 4%;seats by party - DPP 89, KMT 79, PFP 34, TSU 12, other parties 7,independents 4; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - DPP42.5%, KMT 38.9%, TSU 7%, PFP 6%, others 6.6%; seats by party - DPP127, KMT 117, TSU 21, PFP 18, others 17 (2005)
Tajikistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of theAssembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon(63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy(33 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by localdeputies, 8 appointed by the president; all serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 February and 13 March 2000 for the Assemblyof Representatives (next to be held NA 2010) and 23 March 2000 forthe National Assembly (next to be held NA 2005)election results: Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - PDPT 74%, CPT 13%, Islamic Revival Party 8%, other 5%; seatsby party - PDPT 49, CPT 4, Islamic Revival Party 2, independents 5,vacant 3; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seatsby party - NA
Tanzaniaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats - 232elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated by thepresident, five to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives;members serve five-year terms); note - in addition to enacting lawsthat apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assemblyenacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its ownHouse of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (theZanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected byuniversal suffrage to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 29 October 2000 (next to be held 30 October2005)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - CCM 244, CUF 16, CHADEMA 4, TLP 3, UDP 2,Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CCM 34, CUF 16
Thailandbicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of theSenate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or SaphaPhuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and22 July 2000 (next to be held by March 2006); House ofRepresentatives - last held 6 February 2005 (next to be held inFebruary 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - TRT 376, DP 97, TNP 25, PP 2
Togounicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 October 2002 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPT 72, RSDD 3, UDPS 2, Juvento 2, MOCEP 1, independents 1note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the Union ofthe Forces for Change, and the Action Committee for Renewal
Tokelauunicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportionalrepresentation from the three islands elected by popular vote toserve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats,Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 conferslimited legislative power on the General Fonoelections: last held January 2002 (next to be held January 2005)
Tongaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats - 12reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for noblesselected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popularvote; members serve three-year terms)elections: last held 21 March 2005 (next to be held in 2008)election results: Peoples Representatives: percent of vote - HRDMT70%; seats - HRDMT 7, independents 2
Trinidad and Tobagobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President,6 by the opposition party for a maximum term of five years) and theHouse of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popularvote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 7 October 2002 (nextto be held by October 2007)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM55.5%, UNC 44.5%; seats by party - PNM 20, UNC 16note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 membersserving four-year terms
Tunisiaunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (189seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 24 October 2004 (next to be held October 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -RCD 152, MDS 14, PUP 11, UDU 7, Al-Tajdid 3, PSL 2
Turkeyunicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye BuyukMillet Meclisi (550 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 3 November 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); note- a special rerun of the General Election in the province of Siirton 9 March 2003 resulted in the election of Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN toa seat in parliament, a prerequisite for becoming prime minister, on14 March 2003election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 34.3%, CHP 19.4%,DYP 9.6%, MHP 8.3%, ANAP 5.1%, DSP 1.1%, and others; seats by party- AKP 363, CHP 178, independents 9; note - parties surpassing the10% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats; seats by party asof 1 December 2004 - AKP 368, CHP 171, DYP 4, LDP 1, independents 5,vacant 1
Turkmenistanunder the 1992 constitution, there are twoparliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or HalkMaslahaty (supreme legislative body of up to 2,500 delegates, someof whom are elected by popular vote and some of whom are appointed;meets at least yearly) and a unicameral Parliament or Mejlis (50seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: People's Council - last held in April 2003; Mejlis - lastheld 19 December 2004 (next to be held December 2009)election results: Mejlis - DPT 100%; seats by party - DPT 50; note -all 50 elected officials are members of the Democratic Party ofTurkmenistan and are preapproved by President NIYAZOVnote: in late 2003, a new law was adopted, reducing the powers ofthe Mejlis and making the Halk Maslahaty the supreme legislativeorgan; the Halk Maslahaty can now legally dissolve the Mejlis, andthe president is now able to participate in the Mejlis as itssupreme leader; the Mejlis can no longer adopt or amend theconstitution, or announce referendums or its elections; since thepresident is both the "Chairman for Life" of the Halk Maslahaty andthe supreme leader of the Mejlis, the 2003 law has the effect ofmaking him the sole authority of both the executive and legislativebranches of government
Turks and Caicos Islandsunicameral Legislative Council (19 seats ofwhich 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%;seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM nowhas 5
Tuvaluunicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House ofAssembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 25 July 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Ugandaunicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directlyelected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established specialinterest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8ex officio members; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006);election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted
Ukraineunicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;under recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seatsare allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3%or more of the national electoral vote; members serve five-yearterms beginning with the next election in 2006)elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24%,CPU 20%, United Ukraine 12%, SPU 7%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%,United Social Democratic Party 6%, other 24%; seats by party/bloc -Our Ukraine 101, Regions of Ukraine 61, CPU 59, Working Ukraine 14,United Social Democratic Party 33, Agrarian Party 22, SPU 20, YuliyaTymoshenko Bloc 19, United Ukraine 19, People's DemocraticParty-Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 16, Center Group 15,Democratic Initiatives 14, unaffiliated 57 (December 2004)note: following the election, United Ukraine splintered into theAgrarian Party, European Choice, People's Choice, People'sDemocratic Party, Regions of Ukraine, and WorkingUkraine-Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; these factions have sinceundergone a number of changes
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council (FNC) orMajlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by therulers of the constituent states to serve two-year terms)elections: nonenote: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto
United Kingdombicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords(consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005 elections;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unlessthe House is dissolved earlier)elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, asprovided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the Houseof Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remainthere; pending further reforms, elections are held only as vacanciesin the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held 5 May2005 (next to be held by May 2010)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Labor 35.2%, Conservative 32.3%, Liberal Democrats 22%, other 10.5%;seats by party - Labor 356, Conservative 197, Liberal Democrat 62,other 31; note - as of 30 September 2005 the seats by party - Labor354, Conservative 196, Liberal Democrat 62, other 34note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transferof power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of1999 and has been suspended four times the latest occurring inOctober 2002); in 1999 there were elections for a new ScottishParliament and a new Welsh Assembly
United Statesbicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected fromeach state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be heldNovember 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004(next to be held November 2006)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Republican Party 231, Democratic Party 200, undecided 4
Uruguaybicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists ofChamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber ofRepresentatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 2004 (next tobe held October 2009); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31October 2004 (next to be held October 2009)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - EP-FA 16, Blanco 11, Colorado Party 3; Chamberof Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party- EP-FA 52, Blanco 36, Colorado Party 10, Independent Party 1
Uzbekistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of anUpper House or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regionalgoverning councils to serve five-year terms and 16 are appointed bythe president) and a Lower House or Legislative Chamber (120 seats;elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 December 2004 and 9 January 2005 (next to beheld December 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - LDPU 41, NDP 32, Fidokorlar 17, MTP 11, Adolat 9,unaffiliated 10note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV
Vanuatuunicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 6 July 2004 (next to be held 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -UMP 8, VP 8, NUP 10, VRP 4, MPP 3, VGP 3, other and independent 16;note - political party associations are fluidnote: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of cultureand language
Venezuelaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)elections: last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held July 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -pro-government 108 (MVR 92, MAS 6, indigenous 3, other 7),opposition 57 (AD 33, COPEI 6, Justice First 5, other 13)
Vietnamunicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand forelection); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51
Virgin Islandsunicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held 6 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to theUS House of Representatives; election last held 6 November 2002(next to be held 2 November 2004); results - Donna M.CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSON (Democrat) reelected
Wallis and Futunaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held March 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate andone deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by September2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (nowUMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002(next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1
Yemena new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111seats; members appointed by the president) and a House ofRepresentatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms)elections: last held 27 April 2003 (next to be held NA April 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -GPC 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National ArabSocialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14
Zambiaunicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are electedby popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held December 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%,UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%;seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP1, independents 1; seats not determined 2
Zimbabweunicameral House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected bypopular vote for five-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupiedby provincial governors appointed by the president)elections: last held 31 March 2005 (next to be held NA 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 59.6%, MDC39.5%, other 0.9%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 78, MDC 41, Independents1
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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)
Afghanistantotal population: 42.9 yearsmale: 42.71 yearsfemale: 43.1 years (2005 est.)
Albaniatotal population: 77.24 yearsmale: 74.6 yearsfemale: 80.15 years (2005 est.)
Algeriatotal population: 73 yearsmale: 71.45 yearsfemale: 74.63 years (2005 est.)
American Samoatotal population: 75.84 yearsmale: 72.27 yearsfemale: 79.62 years (2005 est.)
Andorratotal population: 83.51 yearsmale: 80.6 yearsfemale: 86.6 years (2005 est.)
Angolatotal population: 38.43 yearsmale: 37.28 yearsfemale: 39.64 years (2005 est.)
Anguillatotal population: 77.11 yearsmale: 74.18 yearsfemale: 80.12 years (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal population: 71.9 yearsmale: 69.53 yearsfemale: 74.38 years (2005 est.)
Argentinatotal population: 75.91 yearsmale: 72.17 yearsfemale: 79.85 years (2005 est.)
Armeniatotal population: 71.55 yearsmale: 67.97 yearsfemale: 75.75 years (2005 est.)
Arubatotal population: 79.14 yearsmale: 75.8 yearsfemale: 82.65 years (2005 est.)
Australiatotal population: 80.39 yearsmale: 77.52 yearsfemale: 83.4 years (2005 est.)
Austriatotal population: 78.92 yearsmale: 76.03 yearsfemale: 81.96 years (2005 est.)
Azerbaijantotal population: 63.35 yearsmale: 59.24 yearsfemale: 67.66 years (2005 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal population: 65.54 yearsmale: 62.11 yearsfemale: 69.04 years (2005 est.)
Bahraintotal population: 74.23 yearsmale: 71.76 yearsfemale: 76.78 years (2005 est.)
Bangladeshtotal population: 62.08 yearsmale: 62.13 yearsfemale: 62.02 years (2005 est.)
Barbadostotal population: 72.59 yearsmale: 70.6 yearsfemale: 74.6 years (2005 est.)
Belarustotal population: 68.72 yearsmale: 63.03 yearsfemale: 74.69 years (2005 est.)
Belgiumtotal population: 78.62 yearsmale: 75.44 yearsfemale: 81.94 years (2005 est.)
Belizetotal population: 68.44 yearsmale: 66.54 yearsfemale: 70.44 years (2005 est.)
Benintotal population: 52.66 yearsmale: 51.53 yearsfemale: 53.82 years (2005 est.)
Bermudatotal population: 77.79 yearsmale: 75.7 yearsfemale: 79.91 years (2005 est.)
Bhutantotal population: 54.39 yearsmale: 54.65 yearsfemale: 54.11 years (2005 est.)
Boliviatotal population: 65.5 yearsmale: 62.89 yearsfemale: 68.25 years (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal population: 77.83 yearsmale: 74.21 yearsfemale: 81.72 years (2005 est.)
Botswanatotal population: 33.87 yearsmale: 33.89 yearsfemale: 33.84 years (2005 est.)
Braziltotal population: 71.69 yearsmale: 67.74 yearsfemale: 75.85 years (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islandstotal population: 76.49 yearsmale: 75.41 yearsfemale: 77.62 years (2005 est.)
Bruneitotal population: 74.8 yearsmale: 72.36 yearsfemale: 77.36 years (2005 est.)
Bulgariatotal population: 72.03 yearsmale: 68.41 yearsfemale: 75.87 years (2005 est.)
Burkina Fasototal population: 48.45 yearsmale: 46.96 yearsfemale: 49.99 years (2005 est.)
Burmatotal population: 60.7 yearsmale: 57.8 yearsfemale: 63.78 years (2005 est.)
Burunditotal population: 50.29 yearsmale: 49.61 yearsfemale: 50.99 years (2005 est.)
Cambodiatotal population: 58.92 yearsmale: 56.98 yearsfemale: 60.95 years (2005 est.)
Cameroontotal population: 50.89 yearsmale: 50.71 yearsfemale: 51.08 years (2005 est.)
Canadatotal population: 80.1 yearsmale: 76.73 yearsfemale: 83.63 years (2005 est.)
Cape Verdetotal population: 70.45 yearsmale: 67.13 yearsfemale: 73.86 years (2005 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal population: 79.95 yearsmale: 77.33 yearsfemale: 82.6 years (2005 est.)
Central African Republictotal population: 43.39 yearsmale: 43.27 yearsfemale: 43.52 years (2005 est.)
Chadtotal population: 47.18 yearsmale: 45.55 yearsfemale: 48.87 years (2005 est.)
Chiletotal population: 76.58 yearsmale: 73.3 yearsfemale: 80.03 years (2005 est.)
Chinatotal population: 72.27 yearsmale: 70.65 yearsfemale: 74.09 years (2005 est.)
Christmas Islandtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Colombiatotal population: 71.72 yearsmale: 67.88 yearsfemale: 75.7 years (2005 est.)
Comorostotal population: 61.96 yearsmale: 59.65 yearsfemale: 64.33 years (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal population: 51.1 yearsmale: 49.68 yearsfemale: 52.56 years (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal population: 52.26 yearsmale: 51.17 yearsfemale: 53.39 years (2005 est.)
Cook Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Costa Ricatotal population: 76.84 yearsmale: 74.26 yearsfemale: 79.55 years (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal population: 48.62 yearsmale: 46.05 yearsfemale: 51.27 years (2005 est.)
Croatiatotal population: 74.45 yearsmale: 70.79 yearsfemale: 78.31 years (2005 est.)
Cubatotal population: 77.23 yearsmale: 74.94 yearsfemale: 79.65 years (2005 est.)
Cyprustotal population: 77.65 yearsmale: 75.29 yearsfemale: 80.13 years (2005 est.)
Czech Republictotal population: 76.02 yearsmale: 72.74 yearsfemale: 79.49 years (2005 est.)
Denmarktotal population: 77.62 yearsmale: 75.34 yearsfemale: 80.03 years (2005 est.)
Djiboutitotal population: 43.1 yearsmale: 41.84 yearsfemale: 44.39 years (2005 est.)
Dominicatotal population: 74.65 yearsmale: 71.73 yearsfemale: 77.71 years (2005 est.)
Dominican Republictotal population: 71.44 yearsmale: 69.94 yearsfemale: 73.03 years (2005 est.)
East Timortotal population: 65.9 yearsmale: 63.63 yearsfemale: 68.29 years (2005 est.)
Ecuadortotal population: 76.21 yearsmale: 73.35 yearsfemale: 79.22 years (2005 est.)
Egypttotal population: 71 yearsmale: 68.5 yearsfemale: 73.62 years (2005 est.)
El Salvadortotal population: 71.22 yearsmale: 67.61 yearsfemale: 75.01 years (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal population: 49.7 yearsmale: 48.01 yearsfemale: 51.44 years (2005 est.)
Eritreatotal population: 58.47 yearsmale: 56.96 yearsfemale: 60.02 years (2005 est.)
Estoniatotal population: 71.77 yearsmale: 66.28 yearsfemale: 77.6 years (2005 est.)
Ethiopiatotal population: 48.83 yearsmale: 47.67 yearsfemale: 50.03 years (2005 est.)
European Uniontotal population: 78.3 yearsmale: 75.1 yearsfemale: 81.6 years (July 2005 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total population: NA yearsmale: NA yearsfemale: NA years (2005 est.)
Faroe Islandstotal population: 79.21 yearsmale: 75.77 yearsfemale: 82.67 years (2005 est.)
Fijitotal population: 69.53 yearsmale: 67.05 yearsfemale: 72.14 years (2005 est.)
Finlandtotal population: 78.35 yearsmale: 74.82 yearsfemale: 82.02 years (2005 est.)
Francetotal population: 79.6 yearsmale: 75.96 yearsfemale: 83.42 years (2005 est.)
French Guianatotal population: 77.09 yearsmale: 73.77 yearsfemale: 80.58 years (2005 est.)
French Polynesiatotal population: 75.9 yearsmale: 73.5 yearsfemale: 78.42 years (2005 est.)
Gabontotal population: 55.02 yearsmale: 53.63 yearsfemale: 56.45 years (2005 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal population: 53.75 yearsmale: 51.91 yearsfemale: 55.64 years (2005 est.)
Gaza Striptotal population: 71.79 yearsmale: 70.5 yearsfemale: 73.15 years (2005 est.)
Georgiatotal population: 75.88 yearsmale: 72.59 yearsfemale: 79.67 years (2005 est.)
Germanytotal population: 78.65 yearsmale: 75.66 yearsfemale: 81.81 years (2005 est.)
Ghanatotal population: 58.47 yearsmale: 57.7 yearsfemale: 59.26 years (2005 est.)
Gibraltartotal population: 79.67 yearsmale: 76.8 yearsfemale: 82.7 years (2005 est.)
Greecetotal population: 79.09 yearsmale: 76.59 yearsfemale: 81.76 years (2005 est.)
Greenlandtotal population: 69.65 yearsmale: 66.07 yearsfemale: 73.31 years (2005 est.)
Grenadatotal population: 64.53 yearsmale: 62.74 yearsfemale: 66.31 years (2005 est.)
Guadeloupetotal population: 77.9 yearsmale: 74.74 yearsfemale: 81.21 years (2005 est.)
Guamtotal population: 78.4 yearsmale: 75.34 yearsfemale: 81.64 years (2005 est.)
Guatemalatotal population: 69.06 yearsmale: 67.37 yearsfemale: 70.84 years (2005 est.)
Guernseytotal population: 80.3 yearsmale: 77.3 yearsfemale: 83.41 years (2005 est.)
Guineatotal population: 49.36 yearsmale: 48.19 yearsfemale: 50.57 years (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal population: 46.61 yearsmale: 44.77 yearsfemale: 48.52 years (2005 est.)
Guyanatotal population: 65.5 yearsmale: 62.86 yearsfemale: 68.28 years (2005 est.)
Haititotal population: 52.92 yearsmale: 51.58 yearsfemale: 54.31 years (2005 est.)
Hondurastotal population: 69.3 yearsmale: 67.71 yearsfemale: 70.97 years (2005 est.)
Hong Kongtotal population: 81.5 yearsmale: 78.81 yearsfemale: 84.41 years (2005 est.)
Hungarytotal population: 72.4 yearsmale: 68.18 yearsfemale: 76.89 years (2005 est.)
Icelandtotal population: 80.19 yearsmale: 78.13 yearsfemale: 82.34 years (2005 est.)
Indiatotal population: 64.35 yearsmale: 63.57 yearsfemale: 65.16 years (2005 est.)
Indonesiatotal population: 69.57 yearsmale: 67.13 yearsfemale: 72.13 years (2005 est.)
Irantotal population: 69.96 yearsmale: 68.58 yearsfemale: 71.4 years (2005 est.)
Iraqtotal population: 68.7 yearsmale: 67.49 yearsfemale: 69.97 years (2005 est.)
Irelandtotal population: 77.56 yearsmale: 74.95 yearsfemale: 80.34 years (2005 est.)
Israeltotal population: 79.32 yearsmale: 77.21 yearsfemale: 81.55 years (2005 est.)
Italytotal population: 79.68 yearsmale: 76.75 yearsfemale: 82.81 years (2005 est.)
Jamaicatotal population: 73.33 yearsmale: 71.63 yearsfemale: 75.12 years (2005 est.)
Japantotal population: 81.15 yearsmale: 77.86 yearsfemale: 84.61 years (2005 est.)
Jerseytotal population: 79.24 yearsmale: 76.77 yearsfemale: 81.91 years (2005 est.)
Jordantotal population: 78.24 yearsmale: 75.75 yearsfemale: 80.88 years (2005 est.)
Kazakhstantotal population: 66.55 yearsmale: 61.21 yearsfemale: 72.2 years (2005 est.)
Kenyatotal population: 47.99 yearsmale: 48.87 yearsfemale: 47.09 years (2005 est.)
Kiribatitotal population: 61.71 yearsmale: 58.71 yearsfemale: 64.86 years (2005 est.)
Korea, Northtotal population: 71.37 yearsmale: 68.65 yearsfemale: 74.22 years (2005 est.)
Korea, Southtotal population: 76.85 yearsmale: 73.42 yearsfemale: 80.57 years (2005 est.)
Kuwaittotal population: 77.03 yearsmale: 76.01 yearsfemale: 78.1 years (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal population: 68.16 yearsmale: 64.16 yearsfemale: 72.38 years (2005 est.)
Laostotal population: 55.08 yearsmale: 53.07 yearsfemale: 57.17 years (2005 est.)
Latviatotal population: 71.05 yearsmale: 65.78 yearsfemale: 76.6 years (2005 est.)
Lebanontotal population: 72.63 yearsmale: 70.17 yearsfemale: 75.21 years (2005 est.)
Lesothototal population: 34.47 yearsmale: 35.49 yearsfemale: 33.42 years (2005 est.)
Liberiatotal population: 38.89 yearsmale: 37.03 yearsfemale: 40.81 years (2005 est.)
Libyatotal population: 76.5 yearsmale: 74.29 yearsfemale: 78.82 years (2005 est.)
Liechtensteintotal population: 79.55 yearsmale: 75.96 yearsfemale: 83.16 years (2005 est.)
Lithuaniatotal population: 73.97 yearsmale: 68.94 yearsfemale: 79.28 years (2005 est.)
Luxembourgtotal population: 78.74 yearsmale: 75.45 yearsfemale: 82.24 years (2005 est.)
Macautotal population: 82.12 yearsmale: 79.29 yearsfemale: 85.09 years (2005 est.)
Macedoniatotal population: 73.73 yearsmale: 71.28 yearsfemale: 76.37 years (2005 est.)
Madagascartotal population: 56.95 yearsmale: 54.57 yearsfemale: 59.4 years (2005 est.)
Malawitotal population: 41.43 yearsmale: 41.66 yearsfemale: 41.2 years (2005 est.)
Malaysiatotal population: 72.24 yearsmale: 69.56 yearsfemale: 75.11 years (2005 est.)
Maldivestotal population: 64.06 yearsmale: 62.76 yearsfemale: 65.42 years (2005 est.)
Malitotal population: 48.64 yearsmale: 46.68 yearsfemale: 50.66 years (2005 est.)
Maltatotal population: 78.86 yearsmale: 76.7 yearsfemale: 81.15 years (2005 est.)
Man, Isle oftotal population: 78.34 yearsmale: 74.98 yearsfemale: 81.87 years (2005 est.)
Marshall Islandstotal population: 70.01 yearsmale: 68.05 yearsfemale: 72.06 years (2005 est.)
Martiniquetotal population: 79.04 yearsmale: 79.43 yearsfemale: 78.64 years (2005 est.)
Mauritaniatotal population: 52.73 yearsmale: 50.52 yearsfemale: 55 years (2005 est.)
Mauritiustotal population: 72.38 yearsmale: 68.4 yearsfemale: 76.41 years (2005 est.)
Mayottetotal population: 61.39 yearsmale: 59.22 yearsfemale: 63.62 years (2005 est.)
Mexicototal population: 75.19 yearsmale: 72.42 yearsfemale: 78.1 years (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal population: 69.75 yearsmale: 67.96 yearsfemale: 71.62 years (2005 est.)
Moldovatotal population: 65.18 yearsmale: 61.12 yearsfemale: 69.43 years (2005 est.)
Monacototal population: 79.57 yearsmale: 75.7 yearsfemale: 83.63 years (2005 est.)
Mongoliatotal population: 64.52 yearsmale: 62.3 yearsfemale: 66.86 years (2005 est.)
Montserrattotal population: 78.71 yearsmale: 76.54 yearsfemale: 80.98 years (2005 est.)
Moroccototal population: 70.66 yearsmale: 68.35 yearsfemale: 73.07 years (2005 est.)
Mozambiquetotal population: 40.32 yearsmale: 39.9 yearsfemale: 40.75 years (2005 est.)
Namibiatotal population: 43.93 yearsmale: 44.71 yearsfemale: 43.13 years (2005 est.)
Naurutotal population: 62.73 yearsmale: 59.16 yearsfemale: 66.48 years (2005 est.)
Nepaltotal population: 59.8 yearsmale: 60.09 yearsfemale: 59.5 years (2005 est.)
Netherlandstotal population: 78.81 yearsmale: 76.25 yearsfemale: 81.51 years (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antillestotal population: 75.83 yearsmale: 73.58 yearsfemale: 78.2 years (2005 est.)
New Caledoniatotal population: 74.04 yearsmale: 71.07 yearsfemale: 77.16 years (2005 est.)
New Zealandtotal population: 78.66 yearsmale: 75.67 yearsfemale: 81.78 years (2005 est.)
Nicaraguatotal population: 70.33 yearsmale: 68.27 yearsfemale: 72.49 years (2005 est.)
Nigertotal population: 43.5 yearsmale: 43.54 yearsfemale: 43.45 years (2005 est.)
Nigeriatotal population: 46.74 yearsmale: 46.21 yearsfemale: 47.29 years (2005 est.)
Niuetotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Norfolk Islandtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Northern Mariana Islandstotal population: 75.88 yearsmale: 73.31 yearsfemale: 78.61 years (2005 est.)
Norwaytotal population: 79.4 yearsmale: 76.78 yearsfemale: 82.17 years (2005 est.)
Omantotal population: 73.13 yearsmale: 70.92 yearsfemale: 75.46 years (2005 est.)
Pakistantotal population: 63 yearsmale: 62.04 yearsfemale: 64.01 years (2005 est.)
Palautotal population: 70.14 yearsmale: 66.98 yearsfemale: 73.48 years (2005 est.)
Panamatotal population: 75.25 yearsmale: 72.68 yearsfemale: 77.93 years (2005 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal population: 64.93 yearsmale: 62.76 yearsfemale: 67.21 years (2005 est.)
Paraguaytotal population: 74.89 yearsmale: 72.35 yearsfemale: 77.55 years (2005 est.)
Perutotal population: 69.53 yearsmale: 67.77 yearsfemale: 71.37 years (2005 est.)
Philippinestotal population: 69.91 yearsmale: 67.03 yearsfemale: 72.92 years (2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA