Suffrage (2006)

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Informations about Suffrage in 2006 year

	Afghanistan	18 years of age; universal
	Albania	18 years of age; universal
	Algeria	18 years of age; universal
	American Samoa	18 years of age; universal
	Andorra	18 years of age; universal
	Angola	18 years of age; universal
	Anguilla	18 years of age; universal
	Antigua and Barbuda	18 years of age; universal
	Argentina	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Armenia	18 years of age; universal
	Aruba	18 years of age; universal
	Australia	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Austria	18 years of age; universal
	Azerbaijan	18 years of age; universal
	Bahamas, The	18 years of age; universal
	Bahrain	18 years of age; universal
	Bangladesh	18 years of age; universal
	Barbados	18 years of age; universal
	Belarus	18 years of age; universal
	Belgium	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Belize	18 years of age; universal
	Benin	18 years of age; universal
	Bermuda	18 years of age; universal
	Bhutan	each family has one vote in village-level elections; note - in late 2003 Bhutan's legislature passed a new election law
	Bolivia	18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18 years of age, universal
	Botswana	18 years of age; universal
	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
	British Virgin Islands	18 years of age; universal
	Brunei	none
	Bulgaria	18 years of age; universal
	Burkina Faso	universal
	Burma	18 years of age; universal
	Burundi	NA years of age; universal adult
	Cambodia	18 years of age; universal
	Cameroon	20 years of age; universal
	Canada	18 years of age; universal
	Cape Verde	18 years of age; universal
	Cayman Islands	18 years of age; universal
	Central African Republic	21 years of age; universal
	Chad	18 years of age; universal
	Chile	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	China	18 years of age; universal
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA
	Colombia	18 years of age; universal
	Comoros	18 years of age; universal
	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Congo, Republic of the	18 years of age; universal
	Cook Islands	NA years of age; universal adult
	Costa Rica	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Cote d'Ivoire	18 years of age; universal
	Croatia	18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
	Cuba	16 years of age; universal
	Cyprus	18 years of age; universal
	Czech Republic	18 years of age; universal
	Denmark	18 years of age; universal
	Djibouti	18 years of age; universal adult
	Dominica	18 years of age; universal
	Dominican Republic	18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and national police cannot vote
	East Timor	17 years of age; universal
	Ecuador	18 years of age; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters
	Egypt	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	El Salvador	18 years of age; universal
	Equatorial Guinea	18 years of age; universal adult
	Eritrea	18 years of age; universal
	Estonia	18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens
	Ethiopia	18 years of age; universal
	European Union	18 years of age; universal
	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	18 years of age; universal
	Faroe Islands	18 years of age; universal
	Fiji	21 years of age; universal
	Finland	18 years of age; universal
	France	18 years of age; universal
	French Guiana	18 years of age; universal
	French Polynesia	18 years of age; universal
	Gabon	21 years of age; universal
	Gambia, The	18 years of age; universal
	Georgia	18 years of age; universal
	Germany	18 years of age; universal
	Ghana	18 years of age; universal
	Gibraltar	18 years of age; universal, plus other British citizens who have been residents six months or more
	Greece	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Greenland	18 years of age; universal
	Grenada	18 years of age; universal
	Guadeloupe	18 years of age; universal
	Guam	18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections
	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)
	Guernsey	18 years of age; universal
	Guinea	18 years of age; universal
	Guinea-Bissau	18 years of age; universal
	Guyana	18 years of age; universal
	Haiti	18 years of age; universal
	Holy See (Vatican City)	limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
	Honduras	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Hong 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
	Hungary	18 years of age; universal
	Iceland	18 years of age; universal
	India	18 years of age; universal
	Indonesia	17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
	Iran	15 years of age; universal
	Iraq	formerly 18 years of age; universal
	Ireland	18 years of age; universal
	Isle of Man	16 years of age; universal
	Israel	18 years of age; universal
	Italy	18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)
	Jamaica	18 years of age; universal
	Japan	20 years of age; universal
	Jersey	NA years of age; universal adult
	Jordan	18 years of age; universal
	Kazakhstan	18 years of age; universal
	Kenya	18 years of age; universal
	Kiribati	18 years of age; universal
	Korea, North	17 years of age; universal
	Korea, South	19 years of age; universal
	Kuwait	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
	Kyrgyzstan	18 years of age; universal
	Laos	18 years of age; universal
	Latvia	18 years of age; universal for Latvian citizens
	Lebanon	21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education
	Lesotho	18 years of age; universal
	Liberia	18 years of age; universal
	Libya	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Liechtenstein	18 years of age; universal
	Lithuania	18 years of age; universal
	Luxembourg	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	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
	Macedonia	18 years of age; universal
	Madagascar	18 years of age; universal
	Malawi	18 years of age; universal
	Malaysia	21 years of age; universal
	Maldives	21 years of age; universal
	Mali	18 years of age; universal
	Malta	18 years of age; universal
	Marshall Islands	18 years of age; universal
	Martinique	18 years of age; universal
	Mauritania	18 years of age; universal
	Mauritius	18 years of age; universal
	Mayotte	18 years of age; universal
	Mexico	18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced)
	Micronesia, Federated States of	18 years of age; universal
	Moldova	18 years of age; universal
	Monaco	18 years of age; universal
	Mongolia	18 years of age; universal
	Montenegro	18 years of age; universal
	Montserrat	18 years of age; universal
	Morocco	18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003)
	Mozambique	18 years of age; universal
	Namibia	18 years of age; universal
	Nauru	20 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Nepal	18 years of age; universal
	Netherlands	18 years of age; universal
	Netherlands Antilles	18 years of age; universal
	New Caledonia	18 years of age; universal
	New Zealand	18 years of age; universal
	Nicaragua	16 years of age; universal
	Niger	18 years of age; universal
	Nigeria	18 years of age; universal
	Niue	18 years of age; universal
	Norfolk Island	18 years of age; universal
	Northern Mariana Islands	18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
	Norway	18 years of age; universal
	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
	Pakistan	18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
	Palau	18 years of age; universal
	Panama	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Papua New Guinea	18 years of age; universal
	Paraguay	18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75
	Peru	18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70; note - members of the military and national police may not vote
	Philippines	18 years of age; universal
	Pitcairn Islands	18 years of age; universal with three years residency
	Poland	18 years of age; universal
	Portugal	18 years of age; universal
	Puerto Rico	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
	Qatar	18 years of age; universal
	Reunion	18 years of age; universal
	Romania	18 years of age; universal
	Russia	18 years of age; universal
	Rwanda	18 years of age; universal adult
	Saint Helena	NA years of age
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	18 years of age; universal
	Saint Lucia	18 years of age; universal
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	18 years of age; universal
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18 years of age; universal
	Samoa	21 years of age; universal
	San Marino	18 years of age; universal
	Sao Tome and Principe	18 years of age; universal
	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
	Senegal	18 years of age; universal
	Serbia	18 universal
	Seychelles	17 years of age; universal
	Sierra Leone	18 years of age; universal
	Singapore	21 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Slovakia	18 years of age; universal
	Slovenia	18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
	Solomon Islands	21 years of age; universal
	Somalia	18 years of age; universal
	South Africa	18 years of age; universal
	Spain	18 years of age; universal
	Sri Lanka	18 years of age; universal
	Sudan	17 years of age; universal, but noncompulsory
	Suriname	18 years of age; universal
	Swaziland	18 years of age
	Sweden	18 years of age; universal
	Switzerland	18 years of age; universal
	Syria	18 years of age; universal
	Taiwan	20 years of age; universal
	Tajikistan	18 years of age; universal
	Tanzania	18 years of age; universal
	Thailand	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Togo	NA years of age; universal adult
	Tokelau	21 years of age; universal
	Tonga	21 years of age; universal
	Trinidad and Tobago	18 years of age; universal
	Tunisia	20 years of age; universal
	Turkey	18 years of age; universal
	Turkmenistan	18 years of age; universal
	Turks and Caicos Islands	18 years of age; universal
	Tuvalu	18 years of age; universal
	Uganda	18 years of age; universal
	Ukraine	18 years of age; universal
	United Arab Emirates	none
	United Kingdom	18 years of age; universal
	United States	18 years of age; universal
	Uruguay	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
	Uzbekistan	18 years of age; universal
	Vanuatu	18 years of age; universal
	Venezuela	18 years of age; universal
	Vietnam	18 years of age; universal
	Virgin Islands	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
	Wallis and Futuna	18 years of age; universal
	Western Sahara	none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed
	Yemen	18 years of age; universal
	Zambia	18 years of age; universal
	Zimbabwe	18 years of age; universal