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Gender parity in national parliament

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Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value
2001	339
2002	339
2003	339
2004	336
2005	343
2006	360
2007	338

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value
2001	12
2002	12
2003	12
2004	24
2005	17
2006	23
2007	22

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value
2001	3.4
2002	3.4
2003	3.4
2004	6.7
2005	4.7
2006	6.4
2007	6.1

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value
1990	567
2000	360
2001	351
2002	351
2003	351
2004	360
2005	360
2006	360
2007	360

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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