The CIA World Factbook Edition 1995 Government
Suffrage In 36 editions of 36.
Suffrage was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1995 edition carries it in 230 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1995 edition
- 230
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Suffrage” (1990 to 2025).
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Africa
56 entriesArctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesPakistan
- 21 years of age;
- universal;
- separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims
Central America and the Caribbean
31 entriesDominican Republic
18 years of age; universal and compulsory or married persons regardless of age
note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote
Puerto Rico
- 18 years of age;
- universal;
- indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Virgin Islands
- 18 years of age;
- universal;
- note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Europe
46 entriesBosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Serbia And Montenegro now Serbia and Montenegro
16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Middle East
15 entriesKuwait
adult males who resided in Kuwait before 1920 and their male descendants at age 21
note: only 10% of all citizens are eligible to vote; in 1996, naturalized citizens who do not meet the pre-1920 qualification but have been naturalized for thirty years will be eligible to vote
Lebanon
- 21 years of age;
- compulsory for all males;
- authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education
North America
5 entriesOceania
25 entriesNorthern Mariana Islands
- 18 years of age;
- universal;
- indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
South America
14 entriesBolivia
18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single)
Brazil
voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age
Ecuador
18 years of age; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters
Southeast Asia
14 entriesHong Kong
- direct election 21 years of age;
- universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years;
- indirect election limited to about 100,000 professionals of electoral college and functional constituencies
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1995, “Suffrage”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/suffrage/1995.