0. Severely restricted or denied completely to all citizens
1. Limited for all citizens or severly restricted or denied for selected groups
2. Virtually unrestricted and freely enjoyed by practically all citizens
0. Have occured frequently
1. Have occured occasionally
2. Have not occured
0. Severely restricted
1. Somewhat restricted
2. Unrestricted
0. Practiced frequently
1. Practiced occasionally
0. Restricted
1. Generally unrestricted
0. Yes, many
1. Yes, but few
2. None
0. Practiced freequently
0. Non-unitary
1. Unitary
1. Free
2. Partly Free
3. Not Free
0. no overt fragmentation
1. slight fragmentation <10%
2. moderate fragmentation 10-25%
3. serious fragmentation >25%
1. Majoritarian
2. Proportional
3. Mixed
0. No independent judiciary
1. Independent judiciary
0. Never colonized by a Western overseas colonial power
1. Dutch
2. Spanish
3. Italian
4. US
5. British
6. French
7. Portuguese
8. Belgian
9. British-French
10. Australian
1. Eastern Europe and post Soviet Union
2. Latin America
3. North Africa & the Middle East
4. Sub-Saharan Africa
5. Western Europe and North America
6. East Asia
7. South-East Asia
8. South Asia
9. The Pacific
10. The Caribbean
1. English Common Law
2. French Commercial Code
3. Socialist/Communist Laws
4. German Commercial Code
5. Scandinavian Commercial Code
0. Male leader
1. Female leader
1. limited multiparty
2. partyless
3. no-party
4. military trad
5. military no-party
6. military multiparty
7. military one-party
8. one-party
9. other
16. one-party monarchy
17. monarchy
18. rebel regime
19. civil war
20. occupation
21. theocracy
22. transitional
23. no-party monarchy
24. multiparty monarchy
25. multiparty-occupied
100. democracy
1. collapse of central authority
0. Country is not listed as location of a conflict
1. Country is listed as location of a minor armed conflict
2. Country is listed as location of an intermediate armed conflict
3. Country is listed as location of a war