oil_gas_valuePOP_nom
oil_gas_valuePOP_2000
oil_gas_valuePOP_2009
head of executive remains a communist or member of the old communist elite with
Year of birth. If . bornin is missing.
graduatedegree; posbly carrd fwd
collegedegree; posbly carrd fwd
aid  (net) from official donors to DAC, const 2011 $, data to 2004
Frye avge polarization score 1990-2004
(mean) neighebrd
Name of country
annual growth rate
Gini coefficient
Political freedom index
reform progress (EBRD)
party family
majority in parliament
election years
democracy (definition 1)
democracy (definition 2)
log of inflation rate
Unemployment rates (EBRD measures)
Share of net reform support
Predicted reform support
(competpol+ banking + secmark)/3  rescaled to 0-1
(plip+ trade )/2  rescaled to 0-1
(sspriv+ lspriv + restruct)/3  rescaled to 0-1
Country Name
Country Code
Political System
Chief Executive Years in Office
Finite Term in Office
Years Left in Current Term
Can Chief Executive Serve Multiple Terms
Is Chief Executive a Military Officer?
Is Defense Minister a Military Officer?
President Percentage of Votes, first round
President Percentage of Votes, last round
Party of Chief Executive Length of Time in Office
Name of Executive Party
Chief Executive Party Orientation
Chief Executive Party: Nationalist
Chief Executive Party: Rural
Chief Executive Party: Regional
Chief Executive Party: Religious
Age of Chief Executive Party
Does Party of Executive Control All Houses?
Party affiliation of Non-Chief Executive in Systems with both President and PM
Total Seats in Legislature
Name of Largest Government Party
Number of Seats of Largest Government Party
Vote Share of Largest Government Party
Largest Government Party Orientation
Largest Government Party: Nationalist
Largest Government Party: Rural
Largest Government Party: Regional
Largest Government Party: Religious
Age of Largest Government Party
Name of 2nd Largest Government Party
Number of Seats of 2nd Largest Government Party
Vote Share of 2nd Largest Government Party
2nd Largest Government Party Orientation
2nd Largest Government Party: Nationalist
2nd Largest Government Party: Rural
2nd Largest Government Party: Regional
2nd Largest Government Party: Religious
Age of 2nd Largest Government Party
Name of 3rd Largest Government Party
Number of Seats of 3rd Largest Government Party
Vote Share of 3rd Largest Government Party
3rd Largest Government Party Orientation
3rd Largest Government Party: Nationalist
3rd Largest Government Party: Rural
3rd Largest Government Party: Regional
3rd Largest Government Party: Religious
Age of 3rd Largest Government Party
Number of Other Government Parties
Number of Seats of Other Government Parties
Vote Share of Other Government Parties
Name of Largest Opposition Party
Number of Seats of Largest Opposition Party
Vote Share of Largest Opposition Party
Largest Opposition Party Orientation
Largest Opposition Party: Nationalist
Largest Opposition Party: Rural
Largest Opposition Party: Regional
Largest Opposition Party: Religious
Age of Largest Opposition Party
Name of 2nd Largest Opposition Party
Number of Seats of 2nd Largest Opposition Party
Vote Share of 2nd Largest Opposition Party
Name of 3rd Largest Opposition Party
Number of Seats of 3rd Largest Opposition Party
Vote Share of 3rd Largest Opposition Party
Number of Other Opposition Parties
Number of Seats of Other Opposition Parties
Number of Votes of Other Opposition Parties
Number of Non-Aligned Parties
Number of Seats of Non-Aligned Parties
Vote Share of Non-Aligned Parties
Does One Opposition Party have a Majority in the House?
Does One Opposition Party have a Majority in the Senate?
Month Legislative Elections Held
Month Presidential Elections Held
Legislative Election Held
Presidential Election Held
Legislative Electoral Competitiveness
Executive Electoral Competitiveness
Mean District Magnitude House
Mean District Magnitude Senate
Number of Seats in Senate/Total Seats in Both Houses
Plurality
Electoral Rule House
Electoral Rule Senate
Vote Threshold
D'Hondt System
Closed List
Candidate Selection
Vote Fraud
Autonomous Regions
Municipal Government
State Government
State Government Authority over Taxing, Spending, or Legislating
Are the Constituencies of the Senators the States/Provinces?
Number of Government Seats
Vote Share of Government Parties
Number of Opposition Seats
Vote Share of Opposition Parties
Margin of Majority
Average Age of Parties
Herfindahl Index of Government Parties
Herfindahl Index of Opposition Parties
Herfindahl Index Total
Fractionalization Index
Opposition Fractionalization Index
Government Fractionalization Index
System Tenure
Checks and Balances
Stability (Threshold: LIEC = 6)
Stability
Stability, single chamber (Threshold: LIEC = 6)
Stability, single chamber
Longest Tenure of a Veto Player (Threshold: LIEC = 6)
Longest Tenure of a Veto Player
Shortest Tenure of a Veto Player (Threshold: LIEC = 6)
Shortest Tenure of a Veto Player
Polarization
1 if there was leader change by end 1993
Correlates of War State Code (STATE)
Christianity: Protestants, percentage adherents (CHRSTPROTPCT)
Christianity: Roman Catholics, percentage adherents (CHRSTCATPCT)
Christianity: Eastern Orthodox, percentage adherents (CHRSTORTHPCT)
Christianity: Anglican, percentage adherents (CHRSTANGPCT)
Christianity: Total percentage adherents (CHRSTGENPCT)
Islam: Total percentage adherents (ISLMGENPCT)
Non-religious: Total percentage (NONRELIGPCT)
rank of (ebrd2)    by year
rank of (libref)    by year
rank of (privref)    by year
rank of (instref)    by year
total gdppc contraction inc unofficial in first three years of transition
gdppc dropped more than 5%
exec = communist returning after a non-communist has served
Chief executives are typically chosen in or through competitive elections matchi
group(leader2)
leader2==Abulfaz Elchibey
leader2==Adamkus
leader2==Aigars Kalvitis
leader2==Akayev
leader2==Alia
leader2==Alija Izetbegovic
leader2==Andrey Lukanov
leader2==Andrez Bajuk
leader2==Andrus Ansip
leader2==Antall
leader2==Anton Rop
leader2==Bagabandi
leader2==Bajnai
leader2==Bakiyev
leader2==Balcerowicz*
leader2==Berisha
leader2==Beriz Belkic
leader2==Berov
leader2==Berzins
leader2==Birkavs
leader2==Borut Pahor
leader2==Boyko Borisov
leader2==Branko Crvenkovski
leader2==Brazauskas
leader2==Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
leader2==Dimitrov, P.
leader2==Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev
leader2==Dombrovskis
leader2==Drnovsek
leader2==Dzurinda
leader2==Elbegdorj
leader2==Emil Boc
leader2==Enkhbayar
leader2==Fatos Nano
leader2==Ferenc Gyurcsany
leader2==Filip Vujanovic
leader2==Gaidar*
leader2==Gailis
leader2==Ghimpu
leader2==Grybauskaite
leader2==Gurbanguly M. Berdymukhammedov
leader2==H. Aliyev
leader2==Hari Kostov
leader2==Haris Silajdzic
leader2==Horn
leader2==Ilham Aliyev
leader2==Ilir Meta
leader2==Indulis Emsis
leader2==Isarescu
leader2==Ivars Godmanis
leader2==Ivica Racan
leader2==Ivo Sanander
leader2==Jadranka Kosor
leader2==Jan Fischer
leader2==Janez Jansa
leader2==Jirí Paroubek
leader2==Jozef Moravcik
leader2==Kaczynski
leader2==Kallas
leader2==Karimov
leader2==Klaus
leader2==Kocharian
leader2==Komorowski
leader2==Kostov
leader2==Kostunica
leader2==Krasts
leader2==Kravchuk
leader2==Kucan
leader2==Kuchma
leader2==Kwasniewski
leader2==Laar
leader2==Landsbergis
leader2==Ljupco Georgievski
leader2==Lucinschi
leader2==Lukashenko
leader2==Lupu
leader2==Marovic
leader2==Meciar
leader2==Mesic
leader2==Milosevic
leader2==Mirek Topolánek
leader2==Mirko Cvetkovic
leader2==Nabiyev
leader2==Nazarbaev
leader2==Nikola Gruevski
leader2==Nikola Kljusev
leader2==Niyazov
leader2==Ochirbat
leader2==Orban
leader2==Otunbayeva
leader2==Paksas
leader2==Pandeli Majko
leader2==Parts
leader2==Peter Medgyessy
leader2==Petr Necas
leader2==Popov
leader2==Putin
leader2==Radicova
leader2==Rakhmonov
leader2==Repse
leader2==Robert Fico
leader2==Roman
leader2==Saakashvili
leader2==Saksgoburggotski
leader2==Sali Berisha
leader2==Sargsyan
leader2==Sergey Dimitrievich Stanishev
leader2==Shevardnadze
leader2==Shushkevich
leader2==Siimann
leader2==Skele
leader2==Snegur
leader2==Spidla
leader2==Stanislav Gross
leader2==Stolojan
leader2==Sulejman Tihic
leader2==Ter-Petrosyan
leader2==Tudjman
leader2==Vacariou
leader2==Vahi
leader2==Vasile
leader2==Videnov
leader2==Vlado Buckovski
leader2==Voronin
leader2==Walesa
leader2==Yanukovych
leader2==Yeltsin
leader2==Yushchenko
leader2==Zeljko Komsic
leader2==Zeman