The CIA World Factbook Edition 2003 Government
Suffrage In 36 editions of 36.
Suffrage was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2003 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2003 edition
- 232
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Suffrage” (1990 to 2025).
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Africa
57 entriesCongo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesPakistan
- 18 years of age;
- universal;
- joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Central America and the Caribbean
31 entriesDominican Republic
18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age
note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote
Guatemala
18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
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 entriesGibraltar
18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more
Middle East
15 entriesIraq
- formerly 18 years of age;
- universal;
- note - in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition
Kuwait
adult males who have been naturalized for 30 years or more or have resided in Kuwait since 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 30 years were eligible to vote for the first time
Lebanon
- 21 years of age;
- compulsory for all males;
- authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education
Oman
in Oman's most recent elections in 2000, limited to approximately 175,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis al-Shura
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
15 entriesHong Kong
- direct election 18 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 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
Macau
- direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years;
- indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2003, “Suffrage”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/suffrage/2003.