Typology of political institutions
0 = 0. No Elections
1 = 1. Single-party Elections
2 = 2. Non-democratic Multi-party Elections
3 = 3. Democratic Elections

Duty of the People is to Build Country in Constitution
1 = 1. Yes
2 = 2. No
90 = 90. left explicitly to non-constitution
96 = 96. Other
97 = 97. Unable to determine

Reference in Constitution to Democracy
1 = 1. yes
2 = 2. no
90 = 90. left explicitly to non-constitutional law
96 = 96. other, please specify in the comments section
98 = 98. not specified
99 = 99. not applicable

Right to Marry in Constitution
1 = 1. yes, general provision
2 = 2. yes, marriage allowed between a man
3 = 3. no
90 = 90. left explicitly to non-constitution
96 = 96. other

Status of Slavery in Constitution
1 = 1. universally prohibited
2 = 2. prohibited except in the case of war
3 = 3. prohibited with other exception(s)
90 = 90. left explicitly to non-constitution
96 = 96. Other
98 = 98. not specified

Right to Strike in Constitution
1 = 1. Yes
2 = 2. Yes, but with limitations
3 = 3. No
96 = 96. Other

New Constitutional System
0 = 0. No new constitutional system
1 = 1. New constitutional system

Whether the autocratic regime ended in the year
-9 = Not Applicable

Whether the state is democractic in the year
-88 = Transition Year

Cabinet composition (Schmidt index)
1 = Hegemony of right/center parties
2 = Dominance of right/center parties
3 = Balance of power between left and right
4 = Dominance of left parties
5 = Hegemony of left parties

Type of Government
1 = Single-party majority government
2 = Minimal winning coalition
3 = Surplus coalition
4 = Single-party minority government
5 = Multi-party minority government
6 = Caretaker government
7 = Technocratic government

Freedom on the Net: Status
1 = Free
2 = Partly Free
3 = Not Free

Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
1 = Countries under a secure rule of law
2 = There is a limited amount of imprisonment for nonviolent political activity
3 = There is extensive political imprisonment, or a recent history of such
4 = Civil and political rights violations have expanded to large numbers of the pop.
5 = Terror has expanded to the whole population

Colonial Origin
0 = 0. Never colonized by a Western overseas colonial power
1 = 1. Dutch
2 = 2. Spanish
3 = 3. Italian
4 = 4. US
5 = 5. British
6 = 6. French
7 = 7. Portuguese
8 = 8. Belgian
9 = 9. British-French
10 = 10. Australian

The Region of the Country
1 = 1. Eastern Europe and post Soviet Union
2 = 2. Latin America
3 = 3. North Africa & the Middle East
4 = 4. Sub-Saharan Africa
5 = 5. Western Europe and North America
6 = 6. East Asia
7 = 7. South-East Asia
8 = 8. South Asia
9 = 9. The Pacific
10 = 10. The Caribbean

Electoral System Family
1 = PR
2 = Plurality/Majority
3 = Plurality/Majority and PR
4 = Mixed
5 = Transition
6 = Other
7 = Not Applicable

Electoral System for the National Legislature
1 = List PR
2 = BV
3 = FPTP
4 = TRS
5 = MMP
6 = STV
7 = AV
8 = SNTV
9 = TRS PBV
10 = LV
11 = FPTP PBV
12 = FPTP List PR
13 = #FPTP#BV
14 = #FPTP#PBV#List PR
15 = Parallel
16 = In transition
17 = Modified BC
18 = #TRS#PBV#List PR
19 = No direct elections

Electoral System for the President
1 = TRS
2 = FPTP
3 = SV
4 = STV
5 = In Transition
6 = Other
7 = Not Applicable

EU Parliamentary Election: Compulsory Voting
0 = No
1 = Yes

First Multiparty Election
0 = No
1 = Yes
3 = Mixed/Unclear

Perception of Electoral Integrity Index Type
1 = 1. Very Low
2 = 2. Low
3 = 3. Moderate
4 = 4. High
5 = 5. Very High