Omanbicameral Majlis Oman consists of Majlis al-Dawla or upperchamber (71 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisorypowers only) and Majlis al-Shura or lower chamber (84 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms; body has onlyadvisory powers)elections: last held 27 October 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: new candidates won 46 seats and 38 members of theoutgoing Majlis kept their positions; none of the 20 femalecandidates were elected
Pakistanbicameral parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of theSenate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by provincialassemblies and the territories' representatives in the NationalAssembly to serve six-year terms; one half are elected every threeyears) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members elected bypopular vote; 60 seats reserved for women; 10 seats reserved fornon-Muslims; serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 3 March 2009 (next to be held inMarch 2012); National Assembly - last held on 18 February 2008 withby-elections on 26 June 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PPPP 27, PML-Q 21, MMA 9, PML-N 7, ANP 6, MQM 6, JUI-F 4,BNP-A 2, JWP 1, NPP 1, PKMAP 1, PML-F 1, PPP 1, independents 13;National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party -PPPP 124, PML-N 91, PML 54, MQM 25, ANP 13, MMA 7, PML-F 5, BNP-A 1,NPP 1, PPP-S 1, independents 17; note - 3 seats remain unfilled
Palaubicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK)consists of the Senate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote ona population basis to serve four-year terms) and the House ofDelegates (16 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held inNovember 2012); House of Delegates - last held 4 November 2008 (nextto be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 16
Panamaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 3 May 2009 (next to be held May 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PRD 26, Panamenista 22, CD 14, PU 4, Independent 2, MOLIRENA 2, PP 1note: legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen on aplurality basis while districts located in more populous towns andcities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-basedformula
Papua New Guineaunicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89filled from open electorates and 20 from provinces and nationalcapital district; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms); constitution allows up to 126 seatselections: last held from 30 June to 10 July 2007; next to be heldin June 2012election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -National Alliance 27, PNGP 8, PAP 6, URP 6, PANGU 5, PDM 5,independents 19, others 33; note - election to 1 seat was nullifiednote: 15 other parties won 4 or fewer seats; association withpolitical parties is fluid
Paraguaybicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consistsof the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 20 April 2008 (next to beheld in April 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held 20 April 2008(next to be held in April 2013)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - ANR 15, PLRA 14, UNACE 9, PPQ 4, other 3;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- ANR 30, PLRA 27, UNACE 15, PPQ 3, APC 2, other 3
Peruunicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de laRepublica del Peru (120 seats; members are elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms)elections: last held 9 April 2006 (next to be held in April 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - UPP 21.2%, PAP 20.6%,UN 15.3%, AF 13.1%, FC 7.1%, PP 4.1%, RN 4.0%, other 14.6%; seats byparty - UPP 45, PAP 36, UN 17, AF 13, FC 5, PP 2, RN 2
Philippinesbicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate orSenado (24 seats - one-half elected every three years; memberselected at large by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and theHouse of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Nga Kinatawan (as a resultof May 2007 election it has 240 seats including 218 membersrepresenting districts and 22 sectoral party-list membersrepresenting special minorities elected on the basis of 1 seat forevery 2% of the total vote but limited to 3 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve three-year terms; note - the Constitutionprohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250members)elections: Senate - last held on 14 May 2007 (next to be held in May2010); House of Representatives - elections last held on 14 May 2007(next to be held in May 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Lakas 4, LP 4, Nacionalista 3, NPC 2, PDP-Laban 2, PMP 2,Kampi 1, LDP 1, PRP 1, independents 3; note - there are 23 ratherthan 24 sitting senators because one senator was elected mayor ofManila; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - Lakas 92, Kampi 54, NPC 25, LP 21, Party-list 22,independents 3, others 26; there are 238 rather than 240 sittingrepresentatives because two died in office
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats; 5 memberselected by popular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2appointed by the governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary,the Island Mayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governorand council; elected members serve one-year terms)elections: last held 24 December 2008 (next to be held in 24December 2009)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consists of an upper house, the Senateor Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority vote on aprovincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house, theSejm (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 21 October 2007 (next to be held byOctober 2011); Sejm elections last held 21 October 2007 (next to beheld by October 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PO 60, PiS 39, independents 1; Sejm - percent of vote byparty - PO 41.5%, PiS 32.1%, LiD 13.2%, PSL 8.9%, other 4.3%; seatsby party - PO 209, PiS 166, LiD 53, PSL 31, German minorities 1;note - seats by parliamentary grouping as of February 2009 - PO 208,PiS 156, Left 42, PSL 31, SDPL-New Left 5, Polska XXI 6, DemocraticCaucus 3, German minorities 1, nonaffiliated 8note: one seat is 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 27 September 2009 (next to be held in fall 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - PS 37.7%, PSD 30%,CDS/PP 10.8%, BE 10.2%, CDU 8.1%, other 3.2%; seats by party - PS96, PSD 78, CDS/PP 21, BE 16, CDU 15
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(at least 27 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be heldNovember 2012); House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PNP 81.5%, PPD18.5%; seats by party - PNP 22, PPD 5; House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - PNP 72.5%, PPD 27.5%; seats by party -PNP 37, PPD 14note: 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 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2012); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNP 1
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 year since the new constitution came into forceon 9 June 2005; the constitution provides for a new 45-memberAdvisory Council or Majlis al-Shura; the public would electtwo-thirds of the Majlis al-Shura; the Amir would appoint theremaining members; preparations are underway to conduct elections tothe Majlis al-Shura
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (137 seats; members are elected by popular vote in a mixedelectoral system to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camera Deputatilor (334 seats; members are elected bypopular vote in a mixed electoral system to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 30 November 2008 (next expected to beheld in November 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held 30 November2008 (next expected to be held November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PC 34.2%, PDL 33.6%, PNL 18.7%, UDMR 6.4%, other 7.1%; seats byalliance/party - PSD-PC 49, PDL 51, PNL 28, UDMR 9; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PC 33.1%, PDL32.4%, PNL 18.6%, UDMR 6.2%, ethnic minorities 3.6%, other 6.1%;seats by alliance/party - PSD-PC 114, PDL 115, PNL 65, UDMR 22,ethnic minorities 18
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof an upper house, the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (168seats; as of July 2000, members appointed by the top executive andlegislative officials in each of the 84 federal administrative units- oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and thefederal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; serve four-yearterms) and a lower house, the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma(450 seats; as of 2007, all members elected by proportionalrepresentation from party lists winning at least 7% of the vote;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held 2 December 2007 (next to be heldin December 2011)election results: State Duma - United Russia 64.3%, CPRF 11.5%, LDPR8.1%, Just Russia 7.7%, other 8.4%; total seats by party - UnitedRussia 315, CPRF 57, LDPR 40, Just Russia 38
Rwandabicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 memberselected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 by thePolitical Organizations Forum, 2 represent institutions of higherlearning; to serve eight-year terms) and Chamber of Deputies (80seats; 53 members elected by popular vote, 24 women elected by localbodies, 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; servefive-year terms)elections: Senate - members appointed as part of the transitionalgovernment (next to be held in 2011); Chamber of Deputies - lastheld 15 September 2008 (next to be held September 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - RPF 78.8%, PSD 13.1%,PL 7.5%; seats by party - RPF 42, PSD 7, PL 4, additional 27 membersindirectly elected
Saint Barthelemyunicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held in July 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1,Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1note: Saint Barthelemy elects one seat to the French Senate;elections last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP1
Saint Helenaunicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including thespeaker, three ex officio and 12 elected members; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 31 August 2005 (next to be held in November2009)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12
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 vote toserve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 11 December 2006 (next tobe held in December 2011)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP50%, SLP 46.9%, other 3.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6
Saint Martinunicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held in July 2012)election results: percent of seats by party - UPP 49%, RRR 42.2%,Reussir Saint-Martin 8.9%; seats by party - UPP 16, RRR 6, ReussirSaint-Martin 1note: Saint Martin elects one seat to the French Senate; electionlast held 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2014);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral Territorial Council or ConseilTerritorial (19 seats, 15 from Saint Pierre and four from Miquelon;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held 19 and 26 in March 2006 (next to beheld in March 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD16, Cap sur l'Avenir 2, SPM 2000/AM 1note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect one seat to the French Senate;elections last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects one seat to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held, first round - 10 June 2007,second round - 17 June 2007 (next to be held in 2012); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Left Radical Party 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and six appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 7 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - ULP 55.3%, NDP 44.7%; 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 31 March 2006 (next election to beheld not later than March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -HRPP 35, SDUP 10, independents 4
San Marinounicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grandee Generale (60 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 9 November 2008 (next to be held by June 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Pact for San Marinocoalition 54.2%: PDCS 31.9%, AP 11.5%, Freedom List 6.3%, San MarinoUnion of Moderates 4.2%; Reforms and Freedom coalition 45.8%: Partyof Socialists and Democrats 32%, United Left 8.6%, Democrats of theCenter 4.9%; seats by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 35: PDCS22, AP 7, the Freedom List 4, San Marino Union of Moderates 2;Reforms and Freedom coalition 25: Party of Socialists and Democrats18, United Left 5, Democrats of the Center 2
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 26 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - MDFM-PCD 37.2%, MLSTP28.9%, ADI 20.0%, NR 4.7%, others 9.2%; seats by party - MDFM-PCD23, MLSTP 19, ADI 12, NR 1
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (150 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms); note -though the Council of Ministers announced in October 2003 its intentto introduce elections for half of the members of local andprovincial assemblies and a third of the members of the nationalConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura incrementally over a periodof four to five years, to date no such elections have been held orannounced
Senegalbicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate, reinstitutedin 2007, (100 seats; 35 indirectly elected with the remaining 65members to be appointed by the president) and the National Assemblyor Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members elected by directpopular vote with the remaining members elected by proportionalrepresentation from party lists to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 19 August 2007 (next to be held - NA);National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2007 (next to be held 2012);note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted to postponelegislative elections originally scheduled for 2006; legislativeelections were first rescheduled to coincide with the 25 February2007 presidential elections and later rescheduled for 3 June 2007;the June election was boycotted by 12 opposition parties, includingthe former ruling Socialist Party, which resulted in a record-low35% voter turnoutelection results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PDS 34, AJ/PADS 1, 65 appointed by the president;National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - SOPI Coalition 131, other 19
Serbiaunicameral National Assembly (250 seats; deputies electedaccording to party lists to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 11 May 2008 (next to be held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - For a European Serbiacoalition 38.4%, SRS 29.5%, DSS-NS 11.6%, SPS-led coalition 7.6%,LPD 5.2%, other 7.7%; seats by party - For a European Serbiacoalition 102, SRS 77, DSS-NS 30, SNS 21, SPS-led coalition 20, LDP13, other 7; note - the seat allocation for the SNS and SRS isuncertain because of an ongoing dispute with the SRS
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats; 25 members elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on aproportional basis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 10-12 May 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 56.2%, SNP 43.8%;seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members electedby popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 11 August 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -APC 59, SLPP 43, PMDC 10
Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, thereare up to nine nominated members; up to three losing oppositioncandidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as"nonconstituency" memberselections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%,SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 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 17 June 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Smer 29.1%, SDKU 18.4%,SMK 11.7%, SNS 11.7%, LS-HZDS 8.8%, KDH 8.3%, other 12%; seats byparty - Smer 50, SDKU-DS 31, SMK 20, SNS 19, LS-HZDS 16, KDH 14;note - seats by party as of December 2008 - Smer 50, SDKU-DS 28, SMK20, SNS 19, LS-HZDS 15, KDH 9, nonaffiliated 9
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consists of a National Council orDrzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoralcollege to serve five-year terms; note - this is primarily anadvisory body with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws,ask to review any National Assembly decision, and call nationalreferenda) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40members are directly elected and 50 are elected on a proportionalbasis; note - the number of directly elected and proportionallyelected seats varies with each election; the constitution mandates 1seat each for Slovenia's Hungarian and Italian minorities; membersare elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 21 September 2008 (next tobe held 8 October 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SD 30.5%, SDS 29.3%,ZARES 9.4%, DeSUS 7.5%, SNS 5.5%, SLS+SMS 5.2%, LDS 5.2%, other7.4%; seats by party - SD 29, SDS 28, ZARES 9, DeSUS 7, SNS 5,SLS+SMS 5, LDS 5, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 5 April 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - National Party 6.9%,PAP 6.3%, SIPRA 6.3%, Liberal 5%, Democratic 4.9%, SOCRED 4.3%,LAFARI 2.8%, independents 60.3%; seats by party - National Party 4,SIPRA 4, Democratic 3, PAP 3, LAFARI 2, Liberal 2, SOCRED 2,independents 30
Somaliaunicameral National Assemblynote: unicameral Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA) (550 seats; 475members appointed according to the 4.5 clan formula, with theremaining 75 seats reserved for civil society and business persons)
South Africabicameral Parliament consisting of the National Councilof Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by each of the nineprovincial legislatures for five-year terms; has special powers toprotect regional interests, including the safeguarding of culturaland linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities) and the NationalAssembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under asystem of proportional representation to serve five-year terms);note - following the implementation of the new constitution on 4February 1997, the former Senate was disbanded and replaced by theNational Council of Provinces with essentially no change inmembership and party affiliations, although the new institution'sresponsibilities have been changed somewhat by the new constitutionelections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces -last held on 22 April 2009 (next to be held in April 2014)election results: National Council of Provinces - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of voteby party - ANC 65.9%, DA 16.7%, COPE 7.4%, IFP 4.6%, other 5.4%;seats by party - ANC 264, DA 67, COPE 30, IFP 18, other 21
Spainbicameral; General Courts or Las Cortes Generales (NationalAssembly) consists of the Senate or Senado (264 seats as of 2008;208 members directly elected by popular vote and the other 56 - asof 2008 - appointed by the regional legislatures; to serve four-yearterms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados(350 seats; each of the 50 electoral provinces fills a minimum oftwo seats and the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla fillone seat each with members serving a four-year term; the other 248members are determined by proportional representation based onpopular vote on block lists who serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 9 March 2008 (next to be held notlater than March 2012); Congress of Deputies - last held on 9 March2008 (next to be held not later than March 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PP 101, PSOE 88, Entesa Catalona de Progress 12, CiU 4, PNV2, CC 1, members appointed by regional legislatures 56; Congress ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - PSOE 43.6%, PP 40.1%, CiU3.1%, PNV 1.2%, ERC 1.2%, other 10.8%; seats by party - PSOE 169, PP154, CiU 10, PNV 6, ERC 3, other 8
Sri Lankaunicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected bypopular vote on the basis of an open-list, proportionalrepresentation system by electoral district to serve six-year terms)elections: last held on 2 April 2004 (next to be held by 2010)election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance -SLFP and JVP (no longer in United People's Freedom Alliance) 45.6%,UNP 37.8%, TNA 6.8%, JHU 6%, SLMC 2%, UPF 0.5%, EPDP 0.3%, other 1%;seats by party - UNP 68, SLFP 57, JVP 39, TNA 22, CWC 8, JHU 7, SLMC6, SLMC dissidents 4, Communist Party 2, JHU dissidents 2, LSSP 2,MEP 2, NUA 2, UPF 2, EPDP 1, UNP dissident 1
Sudanbicameral National Legislature consists of a Council of States(50 seats; members indirectly elected by state legislatures to servesix-year terms) and a National Assembly (450 seats; memberspresently appointed, but in the future 60% from geographicconstituencies, 25% from a women's list, and 15% from party lists;to serve six-year terms)elections: last held 13-22 December 2000 (next to be held February2010)election results: NCP 355, others 5; note - replaced by appointmentsunder the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Surinameunicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 25 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NF 39.7%, NDP 22.2%,VVV 13.8%, A-Com 7.2%, A-1 5.9%, other 11.2%; seats by party - NF23, NDP 15, VVV 5, A-Com 5, A-1 3
Swazilandbicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate(30 seats; 10 members appointed by the House of Assembly and 20appointed by the monarch; to serve five-year terms) and the House ofAssembly (65 seats; 10 members appointed by the monarch and 55elected by popular vote; serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 19 September 2008 (next tobe held in 2013)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 on 17 September 2006 (next to be held inSeptember 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 37.2%,Moderates 27.8%, Center Party 8.3%, Liberal People's Party 8.0%,Christian Democrats 6.9%, Left Party 6.3%, Greens 5.4%; seats byparty - Social Democrats 130, Moderates 97, Center Party 29, LiberalPeople's Party 28, Christian Democrats 24, Left Party 22, Greens 19
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; membership consists of 2 representatives from each cantonand 1 from each half canton; to serve four-year terms) and theNational Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (inFrench), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats; members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons in October2007 (each canton determines when the next election will be held);National Council - last held on 21 October 2007 (next to be held inOctober 2011)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 12, SVP 7, SPS 9, other 3; NationalCouncil - percent of vote by party - SVP 29%, SPS 19.5%, FDP 15.6%,CVP 14.6%, Greens 9.6%, other 11.7%; seats by party - SVP 62, SPS43, FDP 31, CVP 31, Green Party 20, other small parties 13
Syriaunicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NPF 172, independents 78
Taiwanunicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats - 73 district memberselected by popular vote, 34 at-large members elected on basis ofproportion of islandwide votes received by participating politicalparties, 6 elected by popular vote among aboriginal populations; toserve four-year terms); parties must receive 5% of vote to qualifyfor at-large seatselections: Legislative Yuan - last held 12 January 2008 (next to beheld in December 2011 or January 2012)election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - KMT53.5%, DPP 38.2%, NPSU 2.4%, PFP 0.3%, others 1.6%, independents 4%;seats by party - KMT 81, DPP 27, NPSU 3, PFP 1, independent 1
Tajikistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of theNational Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25members selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1seat reserved for the former president; to serve five-year terms)and the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or MajlisiNamoyandagon (63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 25 March 2005 (next to beheld in February 2010); Assembly of Representatives 27 February and13 March 2005 (next to be held in February 2010)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PDPT 29, CPT 2, independents 3; Assembly ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 74.9%, CPT 13.6%,Islamic Revival Party 8.9%, other 2.5%; seats by party - PDPT 51,CPT 5, Islamic Revival Party 2, independents 5
Tanzaniaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats; 232members elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated bythe president, 5 to members of the Zanzibar House ofRepresentatives; to serve five-year terms); note - in addition toenacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania,the Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibarhas its own House of Representatives to make laws especially forZanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats electedby universal suffrage to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 December 2005 (next to be held in December2010)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CCM 206, CUF 19, CHADEMA 5, other 2, womenappointed by the president 37, Zanzibar representatives 5 ZanzibarHouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CCM 30, CUF 19; 1 seat was nullified with a rerun to takeplace soon
Thailandbicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consisted of theSenate or Wuthisapha (150 seats; 76 members elected by popular voterepresenting 76 provinces, 74 appointed by judges and independentgovernment bodies; all serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (480 seats; 400 memberselected from 157 multi-seat constituencies and 80 elected onproportional party-list basis of 10 per eight zones or groupings ofprovinces; all serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 2 March 2008 (next to be held inMarch 2014); House of Representatives - last election held on 23December 2007 (next to be held by December 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - PPP 233, DP 164, TNP 34, Motherland 24, MiddleWay 11, Unity 9, Royalist People's 5note: 74 senators were appointed on 19 February 2008 by aseven-member committee headed by the chief of the ConstitutionalCourt; 76 senators were elected on 2 March 2008; elections to theSenate are non-partisan; registered political party members aredisqualified from being senators
Timor-Lesteunicameral National Parliament (number of seats can varyfrom 52 to 65; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held on 30 June 2007 (next elections due by June2012)election results: percent of vote by party - FRETILIN 29%, CNRT24.1%, ASDT-PSD 15.8%, PD 11.3%, PUN 4.5%, KOTA-PPT (DemocraticAlliance) 3.2%, UNDERTIM 3.2%, others 8.9%; seats by party -FRETILIN 21, CNRT 18, ASDT-PSD 11, PD 8, PUN 3, KOTA-PPT 2, UNDERTIM2
Togounicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 14 October 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - RPT 39.4%, UFC 37.0%,CAR 8.2%, independents 2.5%, other 12.9%; seats by party - RPT 50,UFC 27, CAR 4
Tokelauunicameral General Fono (20 seats; based upon proportionalrepresentation from the three islands elected by popular vote toserve three-year terms; Atafu has seven seats, Fakaofo has sevenseats, Nukunonu has six seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fonoelections: last held 17-19 January 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: independents 20
Tongaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (32 seats - 14reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, 9 for noblesselected by the country's 33 nobles, and 9 elected by popular vote;members serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 23-24 April 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: Peoples Representatives: percent of vote -independents 54%, THRDM 28%, PDP 14%; seats - THRDM 4, independents3, PDP 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 to serve a maximum term of five years) andthe House of Representatives (41 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held on 5 November 2007(next to be held in 2012)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM46%, UNC 29.7%; seats by party - PNM 26, UNC 15note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 membersserving four-year terms; last election held in January 2005; seatsby party - PNM 11, DAC 1
Tunisiabicameral system consists of the Chamber of Advisors (126seats; 85 members elected by municipal counselors, deputies, mayors,and professional associations and trade unions; 41 members arepresidential appointees; members serve six-year terms); and theChamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (214 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Advisors - last held on 3 July 2005 (next tobe held in July 2011); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25 October2009 (next to be held in October 2014);election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - RCD 161, MDS 16, PUP 12, UDU 9, PSL 8, PVP 6,Et-Tajdid 2; voter turnout 89.4%
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 on 22 July 2007 (next to be held in November2012)election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 46.7%, CHP 20.8%,MHP 14.3%, independents 5.2%, and other 13.0%; seats by party - AKP341, CHP 112, MHP 71, independents 26; note - seats by party as of31 January 2009 - AKP 340, CHP 97, MHP 70, DTP 21, DSP 13, ODP 1,BBP 1, independents 5, vacant 2 (DTP entered parliament asindependents; DSP entered parliament on CHP's party list); onlyparties surpassing the 10% threshold are entitled to parliamentaryseats
Turkmenistanunicameral parliament known as the National Assembly(Mejlis) (125 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 14 December 2008 (next to be held December 2013)election results: 100% of elected officials are members of eitherthe Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or its pseudo-civil societyparent organization, the Revival Movement, and are preapproved bythe presidentnote: in autumn 2008, the constitution of Turkmenistan was revisedto abolish the 2,507-member legislative body known as the People'sCouncil and to expand the number of deputies in the NationalAssembly from 65 to 125; the powers formerly held by the People'sCouncil were divided up between the president and the NationalAssembly
Turks and Caicos Islandsunder provisions of the Order in Council,the unicameral House of Assembly is dissolved and all seats vacatedfor a period of up to two years; in the interim, a ConsultativeForum, appointed by the governor, will be establishedelections: last held 9 February 2007 (next to be held by July 2011)election results: under provisions of the Order in Council, allseats in the House of Assembly are vacated
Tuvaluunicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House ofAssembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 3 August 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15
Ugandaunicameral National Assembly (332 seats; 215 members electedby popular vote, 104 nominated by legally established specialinterest groups [women 79, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5],13 ex officio members; serve five-year terms)elections: last held 23 February 2006 (next to be held in February2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NRM 191, FDC 37, UPC 9, DP 8, CP 1, JEEMA 1, independents 36, other49
Ukraineunicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;members allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain3% or more of the national electoral vote; serve five-year terms)elections: last held 30 September 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Party of Regions34.4%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 30.7%, Our Ukraine-People's SelfDefense 14.2%, CPU 5.4%, Lytvyn bloc 4%, other parties 11.3%; seatsby party/bloc - Party of Regions 175, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 156,Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense 72, CPU 27, Lytvyn bloc 20
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council (FNC) orMajlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by therulers of the constituent states, 20 members elected to servetwo-year terms)elections: elections for one half of the FNC (the other half remainsappointed) held in the UAE on 18-20 December 2006; the new electoralcollege - a body of 6,689 Emiratis (including 1,189 women) appointedby the rulers of the seven emirates - were the only eligible votersand candidates; 456 candidates including 65 women ran for 20contested FNC seats; one female from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi won aseat and 8 women were among the 20 appointed membersnote: reviews legislation but cannot change or veto
United Kingdombicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords (618seats; consisting of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditarypeers, and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005elections; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms unless the 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; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditarypeerage arise); House of Commons - last held 5 May 2005 (next to beheld by June 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 355, Conservative 198, Liberal Democrat 62,other 31; seats by party in the House of Commons as of 21 November2008 - Labor 350, Conservative 192, Liberal Democrat 63, ScottishNational Party/Plaid Cymru 10, Democratic Unionist 9, Sinn Fein 5,other 17note: 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 and lasting until 8 May 2007); in 1999, the UK held thefirst elections for a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly, themost recent of which were held in May 2007
United Statesbicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to servesix-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the Houseof Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be heldNovember 2010); House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 57, Republican Party 41, independent 2;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 257, Republican Party 178
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; vice president hasone vote in the Senate) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 25 October 2009 (next tobe held in October 2014); Chamber of Representatives - last held 25October 2009 (next to be held in October 2014)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 16, Blanco 9, Colorado Party 5;Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Frente Amplio 50, Blanco 30, Colorado Party 17, IndependentParty 2
Uzbekistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of anupper house or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regionalgoverning councils and 16 appointed by the president; to servefive-year terms) and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (120seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 December 2004 and 9 January 2005 (next to beheld in 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 2 September 2008 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP11, NUP 8, UMP 7, VRP 7, PPP 4, GC 2, MPP 1, NA 1, NAG 1, PAP 1,Shepherds Alliance 1, VFFP 1, VLP 1, VNP 1, VPRFP 1, and independent4; note - political party associations are fluidnote: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of cultureand language
Venezuelaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)elections: last held 4 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -pro-government 167 (MVR 114, PODEMOS 15, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other25), opposition 0; total seats by party as of 1 January 2008 -pro-government 152 (PSUV 114, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other 25),PODEMOS 15
Vietnamunicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 20 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CPV 450, non-party CPV-approved 42, self-nominated 1; note - 493candidates were elected; CPV and non-party CPV-approved delegateswere members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Virgin Islandsunicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November2010)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 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2010)
Wallis and Futunaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 1 April 2007 (next to be held April 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -UMP 13, other 7note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate andone deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -elections last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held by September2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1;French National Assembly - elections last held 17 June 2007 (next tobe held by 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats -PS 1
Yemena 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 on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 electionpostponed for two years)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 (158 seats; 150 members areelected by popular vote, 8 members are appointed by the president,to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 28 September 2006 (next to be held in October2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats notdetermined 2
Zimbabwebicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincialgovernors nominated by the president, 16 traditional chiefs electedby the Council of Chiefs, 2 held by the president and deputypresident of the Council of Chiefs, and 5 appointed by thepresident) and a House of Assembly (210 seats - all elected bypopular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held 28 March 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.6%,ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - MDC 30, ZANU-PF 30;House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.3%, ZANU-PF45.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MDC 109, ZANU-PF 97, other 4
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Field Listing :: Life expectancy at birth
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. Country Comparison to the World Country
Life expectancy at birth(years)
Afghanistantotal population: 44.64 yearsmale: 44.47 yearsfemale: 44.81 years (2009 est.)
Albaniatotal population: 77.96 yearsmale: 75.28 yearsfemale: 80.89 years (2009 est.)
Algeriatotal population: 74.02 yearsmale: 72.35 yearsfemale: 75.77 years (2009 est.)
American Samoatotal population: 73.72 yearsmale: 70.8 yearsfemale: 76.82 years (2009 est.)
Andorratotal population: 82.51 yearsmale: 80.33 yearsfemale: 84.84 years (2009 est.)
Angolatotal population: 38.2 yearsmale: 37.24 yearsfemale: 39.22 years (2009 est.)
Anguillatotal population: 80.65 yearsmale: 78.11 yearsfemale: 83.26 years (2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal population: 74.76 yearsmale: 72.81 yearsfemale: 76.81 years (2009 est.)
Argentinatotal population: 76.56 yearsmale: 73.32 yearsfemale: 79.97 years (2009 est.)
Armeniatotal population: 72.68 yearsmale: 69.06 yearsfemale: 76.81 years (2009 est.)
Arubatotal population: 75.28 yearsmale: 72.25 yearsfemale: 78.38 years (2009 est.)
Australiatotal population: 81.63 yearsmale: 79.25 yearsfemale: 84.14 years (2009 est.)
Austriatotal population: 79.5 yearsmale: 76.6 yearsfemale: 82.56 years (2009 est.)
Azerbaijantotal population: 66.66 yearsmale: 62.53 yearsfemale: 71.34 years (2009 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal population: 65.78 yearsmale: 62.63 yearsfemale: 68.98 years (2009 est.)
Bahraintotal population: 75.16 yearsmale: 72.64 yearsfemale: 77.76 years (2009 est.)
Bangladeshtotal population: 60.25 yearsmale: 57.57 yearsfemale: 63.03 years (2009 est.)
Barbadostotal population: 73.94 yearsmale: 71.65 yearsfemale: 76.26 years (2009 est.)
Belarustotal population: 70.63 yearsmale: 64.95 yearsfemale: 76.67 years (2009 est.)
Belgiumtotal population: 79.22 yearsmale: 76.06 yearsfemale: 82.53 years (2009 est.)
Belizetotal population: 68.2 yearsmale: 66.44 yearsfemale: 70.05 years (2009 est.)
Benintotal population: 59 yearsmale: 57.83 yearsfemale: 60.23 years (2009 est.)
Bermudatotal population: 80.43 yearsmale: 77.2 yearsfemale: 83.72 years (2009 est.)
Bhutantotal population: 66.13 yearsmale: 65.33 yearsfemale: 66.97 years (2009 est.)
Boliviatotal population: 66.89 yearsmale: 64.2 yearsfemale: 69.72 years (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal population: 78.5 yearsmale: 74.92 yearsfemale: 82.34 years (2009 est.)
Botswanatotal population: 61.85 yearsmale: 61.72 yearsfemale: 61.99 years (2009 est.)
Braziltotal population: 71.99 yearsmale: 68.43 yearsfemale: 75.73 years (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islandstotal population: 77.26 yearsmale: 76.03 yearsfemale: 78.55 years (2009 est.)
Bruneitotal population: 75.74 yearsmale: 73.52 yearsfemale: 78.07 years (2009 est.)
Bulgariatotal population: 73.09 yearsmale: 69.48 yearsfemale: 76.91 years (2009 est.)
Burkina Fasototal population: 52.95 yearsmale: 51.04 yearsfemale: 54.91 years (2009 est.)
Burmatotal population: 63.39 yearsmale: 61.17 yearsfemale: 65.74 years (2009 est.)
Burunditotal population: 52.09 yearsmale: 51.2 yearsfemale: 53.01 years (2009 est.)
Cambodiatotal population: 62.1 yearsmale: 60.03 yearsfemale: 64.27 years (2009 est.)
Cameroontotal population: 53.69 yearsmale: 52.89 yearsfemale: 54.52 years (2009 est.)
Canadatotal population: 81.23 yearsmale: 78.69 yearsfemale: 83.91 years (2009 est.)
Cape Verdetotal population: 71.61 yearsmale: 68.27 yearsfemale: 75.05 years (2009 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal population: 80.44 yearsmale: 77.8 yearsfemale: 83.14 years (2009 est.)
Central African Republictotal population: 44.47 yearsmale: 44.4 yearsfemale: 44.54 years (2009 est.)
Chadtotal population: 47.7 yearsmale: 46.67 yearsfemale: 48.77 years (2009 est.)
Chiletotal population: 77.34 yearsmale: 74.07 yearsfemale: 80.77 years (2009 est.)
Chinatotal population: 73.47 yearsmale: 71.61 yearsfemale: 75.52 years (2009 est.)
Christmas Islandtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Colombiatotal population: 72.81 yearsmale: 68.98 yearsfemale: 76.76 years (2009 est.)
Comorostotal population: 63.47 yearsmale: 61.07 yearsfemale: 65.94 years (2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal population: 54.36 yearsmale: 52.58 yearsfemale: 56.2 years (2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal population: 54.15 yearsmale: 52.9 yearsfemale: 55.43 years (2009 est.)
Cook Islandstotal population: 74.22 yearsmale: 71.46 yearsfemale: 77.13 years (2009 est.)
Costa Ricatotal population: 77.58 yearsmale: 74.96 yearsfemale: 80.34 years (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal population: 55.45 yearsmale: 54.64 yearsfemale: 56.28 years (2009 est.)
Croatiatotal population: 75.35 yearsmale: 71.72 yearsfemale: 79.18 years (2009 est.)
Cubatotal population: 77.45 yearsmale: 75.19 yearsfemale: 79.85 years (2009 est.)
Cyprustotal population: 78.33 yearsmale: 75.91 yearsfemale: 80.86 years (2009 est.)
Czech Republictotal population: 76.81 yearsmale: 73.54 yearsfemale: 80.28 years (2009 est.)
Denmarktotal population: 78.3 yearsmale: 75.96 yearsfemale: 80.78 years (2009 est.)
Djiboutitotal population: 43.37 yearsmale: 41.89 yearsfemale: 44.89 years (2009 est.)
Dominicatotal population: 75.55 yearsmale: 72.61 yearsfemale: 78.64 years (2009 est.)
Dominican Republictotal population: 73.7 yearsmale: 71.88 yearsfemale: 75.6 years (2009 est.)
Ecuadortotal population: 75.3 yearsmale: 72.37 yearsfemale: 78.37 years (2009 est.)
Egypttotal population: 72.12 yearsmale: 69.56 yearsfemale: 74.81 years (2009 est.)
El Salvadortotal population: 72.33 yearsmale: 68.72 yearsfemale: 76.11 years (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal population: 61.61 yearsmale: 60.71 yearsfemale: 62.54 years (2009 est.)
Eritreatotal population: 61.78 yearsmale: 59.71 yearsfemale: 63.9 years (2009 est.)
Estoniatotal population: 72.82 yearsmale: 67.45 yearsfemale: 78.53 years (2009 est.)
Ethiopiatotal population: 55.41 yearsmale: 52.92 yearsfemale: 57.97 years (2009 est.)
European Uniontotal population: 78.67 yearsmale: 75.54 yearsfemale: 81.97 years (2009 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Faroe Islandstotal population: 79.44 yearsmale: 77 yearsfemale: 82.05 years (2009 est.)
Fijitotal population: 70.73 yearsmale: 68.18 yearsfemale: 73.41 years (2009 est.)
Finlandtotal population: 78.97 yearsmale: 75.48 yearsfemale: 82.61 years (2009 est.)
Francetotal population: 80.98 yearsmale: 77.79 yearsfemale: 84.33 years (2009 est.)
French Polynesiatotal population: 76.71 yearsmale: 74.26 yearsfemale: 79.29 years (2009 est.)
Gabontotal population: 53.11 yearsmale: 52.19 yearsfemale: 54.05 years (2009 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal population: 55.35 yearsmale: 53.43 yearsfemale: 57.34 years (2009 est.)
Gaza Striptotal population: 73.42 yearsmale: 71.82 yearsfemale: 75.12 years (2009 est.)
Georgiatotal population: 76.72 yearsmale: 73.41 yearsfemale: 80.45 years (2009 est.)
Germanytotal population: 79.26 yearsmale: 76.26 yearsfemale: 82.42 years (2009 est.)
Ghanatotal population: 59.85 yearsmale: 58.98 yearsfemale: 60.75 years (2009 est.)
Gibraltartotal population: 80.19 yearsmale: 77.3 yearsfemale: 83.22 years (2009 est.)
Greecetotal population: 79.66 yearsmale: 77.11 yearsfemale: 82.37 years (2009 est.)
Greenlandtotal population: 70.07 yearsmale: 67.44 yearsfemale: 72.85 years (2009 est.)
Grenadatotal population: 65.95 yearsmale: 64.06 yearsfemale: 67.85 years (2009 est.)
Guamtotal population: 78.01 yearsmale: 74.97 yearsfemale: 81.23 years (2009 est.)
Guatemalatotal population: 70.29 yearsmale: 68.49 yearsfemale: 72.19 years (2009 est.)
Guernseytotal population: 80.77 yearsmale: 77.76 yearsfemale: 83.88 years (2009 est.)
Guineatotal population: 57.09 yearsmale: 55.63 yearsfemale: 58.6 years (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal population: 47.9 yearsmale: 46.07 yearsfemale: 49.79 years (2009 est.)
Guyanatotal population: 66.68 yearsmale: 64.09 yearsfemale: 69.4 years (2009 est.)
Haititotal population: 60.78 yearsmale: 59.13 yearsfemale: 62.48 years (2009 est.)
Hondurastotal population: 69.4 yearsmale: 67.86 yearsfemale: 71.02 years (2009 est.)
Hong Kongtotal population: 81.86 yearsmale: 79.16 yearsfemale: 84.79 years (2009 est.)
Hungarytotal population: 73.44 yearsmale: 69.27 yearsfemale: 77.87 years (2009 est.)
Icelandtotal population: 80.67 yearsmale: 78.53 yearsfemale: 82.9 years (2009 est.)
Indiatotal population: 69.89 yearsmale: 67.46 yearsfemale: 72.61 years (2009 est.)
Indonesiatotal population: 70.76 yearsmale: 68.26 yearsfemale: 73.38 years (2009 est.)
Irantotal population: 71.14 yearsmale: 69.65 yearsfemale: 72.72 years (2009 est.)
Iraqtotal population: 69.94 yearsmale: 68.6 yearsfemale: 71.34 years (2009 est.)
Irelandtotal population: 78.24 yearsmale: 75.6 yearsfemale: 81.06 years (2009 est.)
Isle of Mantotal population: 78.82 yearsmale: 75.86 yearsfemale: 81.93 years (2009 est.)
Israeltotal population: 80.73 yearsmale: 78.62 yearsfemale: 82.95 years (2009 est.)
Italytotal population: 80.2 yearsmale: 77.26 yearsfemale: 83.33 years (2009 est.)
Jamaicatotal population: 73.53 yearsmale: 71.83 yearsfemale: 75.3 years (2009 est.)
Japantotal population: 82.12 yearsmale: 78.8 yearsfemale: 85.62 years (2009 est.)
Jerseytotal population: 79.75 yearsmale: 77.23 yearsfemale: 82.46 years (2009 est.)
Jordantotal population: 78.87 yearsmale: 76.34 yearsfemale: 81.56 years (2009 est.)