The CIA World Factbook Edition 2006 Government
Suffrage In 36 editions of 36.
Suffrage was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2006 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2006 edition
- 234
- 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 entriesCentral 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 national 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;
- island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Virgin Islands
- 18 years of age;
- universal;
- island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Europe
48 entriesGibraltar
18 years of age; universal, plus other British citizens who have been residents six months or more
Middle East
15 entriesKuwait
adult males who are not in the military forces, and adult females (as of 16 May 2005); all voters must have been citizens for 20 years
Lebanon
- 21 years of age;
- compulsory for all males;
- authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education
Oman
- in Oman's most recent Majlis al-Shura elections in 2003, suffrage was universal for all Omanis over age 21 except for members of the military and security forces;
- the next Majlis al-Shura elections are scheduled for 2007
Saudi Arabia
adult male citizens age 21 or older
note: voter registration began in November 2004 for partial municipal council elections held nationwide from February through April 2005
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;
- note - military conscripts do not vote
Ecuador
18 years of age; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters
Peru
- 18 years of age;
- universal and compulsory until the age of 70;
- note - members of the military and national police may not vote
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 200,000 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 2006, “Suffrage”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/suffrage/2006.