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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
AfghanistanAfghanistan	None
AlbaniaAlbania	Maximum 30 years for all women
ArgentinaArgentina	None
ArmeniaArmenia	Maximum 30 years for all women
AustraliaAustralia	None
AustriaAustria	None
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	None
BelarusBelarus	None
BelgiumBelgium	None
BelizeBelize	??
BoliviaBolivia	30 years
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	45 years
BrazilBrazil	30 years
BulgariaBulgaria	None
CanadaCanada	None
Cape VerdeCape Verde	25 years
ChileChile	None
ChinaChina	None
ColombiaColombia	60 years
Costa RicaCosta Rica	50 years
CroatiaCroatia	40 years
CubaCuba	None
CyprusCyprus	None
Czech RepublicCzech Republic	None
DenmarkDenmark	None
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	30 years
EcuadorEcuador	35 years
EgyptEgypt	None
El SalvadorEl Salvador	75 years
EstoniaEstonia	None
FinlandFinland	None
FranceFrance	None
GermanyGermany	None
GreeceGreece	None
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City	30 to 35 years
HondurasHonduras	40 years
Hong KongHong Kong	None
HungaryHungary	None
IcelandIceland	None
IndiaIndia	None
IndonesiaIndonesia	None
IraqIraq	None
IrelandIreland	None
IsraelIsrael	None
ItalyItaly	None
JamaicaJamaica	None
JapanJapan	None
JordanJordan	None
KazakhstanKazakhstan	None
KiribatiKiribati	None
KosovoKosovo	40 years
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	None
LaosLaos	None
LatviaLatvia	None
LebanonLebanon	None
LithuaniaLithuania	None
MacauMacau	25 years (30 in exceptional circumstances)
MalaysiaMalaysia	None
MexicoMexico	60 years (70 years if convicted of murder involving kidnapping)
MoroccoMorocco	None
NepalNepal	None
NetherlandsNetherlands	None
New ZealandNew Zealand	None
NicaraguaNicaragua	30 years
NigeriaNigeria	None
North KoreaNorth Korea	None
NorwayNorway	21 years (can be extended indefinitely if the criminal poses a danger to society at the end of served time); 30 years for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
PakistanPakistan	None
PanamaPanama	50 years
ParaguayParaguay	25 years
PeruPeru	None
PolandPoland	None
PortugalPortugal	25 years
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	None
Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	30 years
RomaniaRomania	None
RussiaRussia	25 years' imprisonment or 30 years in special circumstances for all women and men above age 65
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	None
SerbiaSerbia	40 years
SingaporeSingapore	None
SlovakiaSlovakia	None
SloveniaSlovenia	None
SomaliaSomalia	None
South AfricaSouth Africa	None
South KoreaSouth Korea	None
SpainSpain	40 years
SwedenSweden	None
SwitzerlandSwitzerland	None
SyriaSyria	None
TajikistanTajikistan	None
TunisiaTunisia	None
TurkeyTurkey	None
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	None
UkraineUkraine	None
United StatesUnited States	None
UruguayUruguay	30 years
UzbekistanUzbekistan	30 years for women and men over the age of 60
VenezuelaVenezuela	30 years
VietnamVietnam	None

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