RECODE OF 'FORMGVMT' IN ORIGINAL STUDY
1 = PARLIAMENT/DEMOCRACY
2 = DEMOCRATIC & FEDERAL
3 = MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY
4 = DEMOCRATIC FORM
5 = MILITARY GOVERNMENT
6 = MILITARY MARXIST
7 = COMMUNIST STATE
8 = ONEPARTY COMMUNIST
9 = ONEPARTY SOCIALIST
10 = ONEPARTY MARXIST
11 = ONEPARTY STATE
12 = ISLAMIC STATE
13 = ISLAMIC MILITARY
14 = ISLAMIC SOCIALIST
15 = NATIONAL COUNCIL
16 = EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
17 = CONSTITUTION/MONARCH
18 = NOMINATED BY MONARCH
19 = NOMINAL PARLIAMENT
20 = ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
99.99 = MISSING

seven world regions
1 = ANGLO-AMERICAN
2 = EUROPEAN
3 = LATIN AMERICAN
4 = ASIA
5 = MIDDLE EAST
6 = AFRICA
7 = EASTERN EUROPE

PERSONAL RIGHTS TO PRACTICE ANY RELIGION
0 = Strong NO
1 = Weak NO
2 = Weak YES
3 = Strong YES