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Women in National Parliaments, 2005

Country Female share
in parliament
in 2005
Austria 39%
Belgium 29
Czech Republic 21
Denmark 36
Dominican Republic 18
El Salvador 14
Estonia 33
Finland 36
France 42
Germany 31
Greece 29
Guatemala 23
Honduras 9
Hungary 38
Ireland 39
Italy 19
Latvia 22
Lithuania 39
Luxembourg 50
Netherlands 44
Nicaragua 18
Panama 27
Poland 13
Portugal 25
Slovakia 36
Slovenia 43
Spain 33
Sweden 58
United Kingdom 24
Source: The Social Situation in the European Union: 2005

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