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The following countries provide access to information laws or constitutional guarantees:

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Council of Europe, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Fiji, France, Ghana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (FYROM), Malawi, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Trinidad und Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan.

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