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   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal with punishments ranging from 5 to 15 years imprisonment.",
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  "AGO": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Angola, though enforcement is inconsistent.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 2013,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "AIA": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and other related activities are illegal.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "ALB": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Albania.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "ARE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in the UAE, despite its reputation as a sex tourism destination.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "ARG": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal under federal law in Argentina, though organized prostitution is illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2012,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "ARM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is an administrative offense, while related activities like pimping are criminal.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2012,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "ASM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex and related activities like brothel keeping are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "ATG": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "AUS": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Prostitution laws vary significantly by state and territory across Australia.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "AUT": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Austria, with specific restrictions on location and age.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "AZE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is an administrative offense, and keeping a brothel is a criminal offense.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BDI": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Burundi, with recent crackdowns by law enforcement.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BEL": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Prostitution is decriminalized in Belgium as of June 2022, while pimping remains prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2022,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BEN": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and benefiting from others' prostitution are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BFA": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not prohibited, but soliciting and pimping are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 2009,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BGD": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated, requiring registration and affidavits from workers.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BGR": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but organized forms like brothels and procuring are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2013,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BHR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Bahrain, despite its reputation as a sex tourism destination.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BHS": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BIH": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but solicitation and brothel keeping are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BLR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is an administrative offense, while running a brothel is a criminal offense.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BLZ": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but buying sexual services is explicitly not allowed.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BMU": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but related activities like running a brothel are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BOL": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Bolivia, restricted to registered prostitutes in licensed brothels.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "BRA": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not criminal in Brazil, but operating brothels or employing sex workers is illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": 2013,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BRB": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BRN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Brunei and punishable by imprisonment and fines.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": 1993,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BTN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal, and a 2017 proposal to legalize it was rejected.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "BWA": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not illegal, but related activities like soliciting and brothel keeping are.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CAF": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in the Central African Republic, while procuring or profiting from it is illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CAN": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Buying sex is illegal under the Swedish approach, while selling is not criminalized.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CHE": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Sex work is legal and regulated, including licensed brothels, while trafficking and pimping are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CHL": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Adult prostitution is legal and regulated in Chile, while brothels and pimping are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CHN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is officially illegal in mainland China, despite being widespread in practice.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CIV": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but associated activities like soliciting and running brothels are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "CMR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Cameroon but is tolerated, particularly in urban and tourist areas.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "COD": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal in the DRC, though pimping and brothel operation are criminalized.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "COG": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in the Republic of the Congo, despite being commonplace.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "COK": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, though procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation remain illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "COL": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Colombia, limited to designated tolerance zones.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "COM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Comoros, though it is openly practiced in some areas.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "CPV": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, with no specific laws prohibiting it except for trafficking.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "CRI": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not illegal, but facilitating or promoting it is prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "CUB": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a legal profession, though related activities may be regulated or repressed.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "CXR": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Christmas Island, but solicitation, brothel keeping, and living off earnings are outlawed.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1992,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "CYM": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping is prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "CYP": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not prohibited, but organizing and brothels are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "CZE": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothels and procuring are prohibited, though enforcement is lax.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2002,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "DEU": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Germany, including brothels and advertising.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2002,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "DJI": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Djibouti, although it is tolerated in practice.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "DMA": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, while brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "DNK": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but third-party activities like procuring and brothel administration remain illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1999,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "DOM": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but third-party financial gain and brothels are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "DZA": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, though brothel keeping and solicitation are criminalized.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 1982,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "ECU": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Ecuador, requiring registration and licensed brothels.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2007,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "EGY": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Egypt, though it persists despite police efforts.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "ERI": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Eritrea, with specific zoning restrictions.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ESP": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Spain, though pimping is illegal and regulation varies by region.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "EST": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling and buying sex are not crimes, but prostitution is not considered a profession.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ETH": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal in Ethiopia, while procuring and brothel operation remain illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2005,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FIN": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but organized prostitution and buying sex linked to trafficking are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2006,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FJI": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Fiji, but most connected activities like brothel keeping and public solicitation are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2009,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FLK": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in the Falkland Islands, though solicitation and brothels are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FRA": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "France criminalizes the purchase of sex under the Nordic model, while selling remains legal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FRO": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is lawful under Danish jurisdiction, though no organized prostitution is evidenced.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "FSM": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Sex work legality differs by state, being legal in Yap and Kosrae but illegal in Chuuk and Pohnpei.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GAB": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Gabon.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GBR": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Great Britain decriminalizes selling sex, but Northern Ireland criminalizes buying it, creating regional variation.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GEO": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal but widespread, particularly in Tbilisi and resort areas.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GGY": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but related activities like solicitation and brothel keeping are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GHA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Ghana.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GIB": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution and related activities are illegal in Gibraltar.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1992,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GIN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Guinea.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GLP": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "Evidence describes the occurrence of prostitution but does not specify the current legal status.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GMB": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in The Gambia.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GNB": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "The evidence states there are no prostitution laws, which is insufficient to classify the specific legal status.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GNQ": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Equatorial Guinea.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GRC": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated with registration and medical requirements.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1999,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GRD": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense, though it is common and rarely prosecuted.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GRL": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is explicitly stated to be illegal in Greenland.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GTM": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but procuring and keeping a brothel are not prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GUF": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in French Guiana, despite being common in certain areas.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GUM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling and buying sex are criminal offenses under the Guam Crimes and Correctional Code.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "GUY": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Guyana, though enforcement is inconsistent.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "HKG": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal, but organized prostitution, pimping, and public solicitation are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "HND": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, though related activities like pimping are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "HRV": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Voluntary prostitution is an infraction against public order for prostitutes only.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2021,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "HTI": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense, despite historical sex tourism.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "HUN": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal and regulated, requiring taxes and legal documentation.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2007,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "IDN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legally considered a crime against morality in Indonesia, though widely tolerated.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "IMN": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but soliciting, procuring, and brothel keeping are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "IND": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal only in private residences, while related activities like brothel management are crimes.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "IRL": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but buying sex has been an offence since 2017.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "IRN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Iran, punishable by fines, jail, or execution.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "IRQ": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Iraq, with penalties for pimps, prostitutes, and clients.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ISL": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Buying sex is a crime, but selling sex is not criminalized.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ISR": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal in Israel, but buying sex and organized prostitution are criminalized.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2020,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ITA": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Italy, though organized prostitution and brothels are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "JAM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense, though it is widely tolerated in tourist areas.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "JEY": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but keeping a brothel is outlawed.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "JOR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Jordan, though authorities often ignore its occurrence.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "JPN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal under the 1956 Anti-Prostitution Law, though enforcement is loose.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1956,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "KAZ": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but facilitating acts like operating brothels are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "KEN": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "National law does not criminalize selling sex, but municipal by-laws like Nairobi's ban make it illegal in specific areas.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "KGZ": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal, but operating brothels, pimping, and recruiting persons into prostitution are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "KHM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Cambodia, though prevalent and subject to controversial laws.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "KIR": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but keeping a brothel is illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "KNA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly illegal under the Small Charges Act in Saint Kitts and Nevis.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "KOR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal, despite the sex trade flourishing and being large.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "KWT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Kuwait, with penalties including deportation or jail for those involved.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LAO": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is regarded as a criminal activity in Laos.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LBN": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legally regulated in Lebanon, although the government currently refuses to issue new licenses.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LBR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Liberia.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LBY": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal, with punishments based on Sharia law.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LCA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Saint Lucia but is widely tolerated and rarely enforced.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "LIE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Liechtenstein, though police tolerate it if it is not street prostitution.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "LKA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution and related activities are illegal in Sri Lanka.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "LSO": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but solicitation and third-party involvement are criminalized.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "LTU": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Lithuania, despite being common.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "LUX": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in specific zones, while organized prostitution and pimping remain illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "LVA": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated with mandatory registration and health checks, though procuring is illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MAC": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but procuring and operating brothels are criminal offenses.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MAF": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Saint Martin under French law, though street prostitution persists.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1991,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MAR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex has been illegal since the 1970s.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MCO": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal, but organized prostitution, pimping, and solicitation are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MDA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal but widespread and socially acceptable.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MDG": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal and common, though related activities like soliciting and procuring are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MDV": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal under Islamic sharia law in the Maldives.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MEX": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Prostitution laws differ by state, with some regulating and others prohibiting it.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MHL": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling and buying sex are illegal following the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2001,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MKD": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in North Macedonia, though with various restrictions.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MLI": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be legal in Mali, though third-party activities are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MLT": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but running brothels and loitering are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MMR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Myanmar.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MNE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Montenegro.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MNG": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense, though it is widespread in some areas.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MNP": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling and buying sex are criminalized under the Commonwealth Code.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MOZ": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal and widely practised, although the country also contains illegal brothels.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MRT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Mauritania.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MSR": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Montserrat, though related activities like pimping are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MTQ": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "Evidence describes historical laws and enforcement but does not state the current legal status.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MUS": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is explicitly illegal, though it is still practised in parts of the country.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MWI": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal and prevalent, although living off the proceeds of prostitution is illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MYS": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in most Malaysian states but illegal in Kelantan.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "MYT": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "The evidence describes the occurrence of prostitution but provides no information on its legal status.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NAM": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but solicitation, procuring, and brothel keeping are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NCL": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "New Caledonia follows the Nordic model, criminalizing the purchase of sex while selling remains legal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NER": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Niger.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NFK": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Norfolk Island, following New South Wales laws.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NGA": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "The legal status varies by region, with specific penalties in the South and Islamic law in the North.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NIC": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Nicaragua, though promoting and procuring are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NIU": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense under the Niue Act 1966.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NLD": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated, with specific penalties for buying sex from exploited workers.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2022,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NOR": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "Buying sex is criminalized while selling sex is not, fitting the Nordic model definition.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2009,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NPL": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Nepal and criminalized under the Human Trafficking Act.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NRU": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but brothels are prohibited by the Criminal Code.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "NZL": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is fully legal and regulated in New Zealand, including brothels and solicitation.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2003,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "OMN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is strictly illegal in Oman, with specific criminal penalties for women and living on proceeds.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PAK": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Pakistan, with stricter penalties in some regions.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PAN": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Panama, requiring registration and identification.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PER": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Sex work is legal and regulated, requiring registration and health certificates.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PHL": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in the Philippines, though enforcement is rare.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PLW": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling and buying sex are criminalized under the Anti-Prostitution Act.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PNG": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is effectively illegal in Papua New Guinea due to court interpretations of existing laws.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1978,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "POL": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but operating brothels, pimping, and coercive prostitution are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2007,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PRI": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Puerto Rico, despite past government considerations to legalize it.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PRK": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal and punishable by labor under the Criminal Law.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PRT": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but third-party profit and organized prostitution are illegal.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PRY": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal for adults, but related activities like brothel keeping are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PSE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense under Palestinian Authority law.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "PYF": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but operating brothels is prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "QAT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Qatar and carries severe prison sentences.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "REU": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "As a French territory, it follows French law which criminalizes soliciting, aligning with the Nordic model.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2003,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "ROU": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not criminalized, but procuring and solicitation are punishable offenses.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "RUS": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is an administrative offense punishable by fines, while organizing it is a criminal offense.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "RWA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal for all parties, though a draft decriminalization bill was debated in 2017.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SAU": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Saudi Arabia, punishable by prison, flogging, or death.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SDN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal, though it is widespread.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SEN": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Senegal with specific requirements for registration and health checks.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1969,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SGP": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not illegal in Singapore, but related activities like brothel maintenance are criminalized.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Asia"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SLB": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Oceania"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SLE": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Sierra Leone, though soliciting and third-party involvement are prohibited.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2012,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SLV": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is not prohibited nationally, though local ordinances may restrict it.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SMR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in San Marino.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SOM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal, with little voluntary prostitution reported in the country.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2016,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SRB": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Serbia, punishable by up to 30 days in prison.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SSD": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, though related activities like soliciting are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "STP": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in São Tomé and Príncipe.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SUR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Suriname, despite being widespread and rarely enforced.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SVK": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal, but operating brothels and related activities are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SVN": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Prostitution was decriminalized in Slovenia in 2003, though forcing others into it remains an offense.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2003,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SWE": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "The law criminalizes the purchase of sex but not the act of selling it.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1999,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SWZ": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Eswatini, with laws dating back to 1889.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SYC": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal, though police generally do not apprehend prostitutes unless other crimes are involved.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
  },
  "SYR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is technically illegal in Syria, despite widespread practice among refugees and locals.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "TCA": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "The evidence describes prostitution as common but does not state its legal status.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TCD": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense in Chad, though it is common in urban areas.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "TGO": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal in Togo, while related activities like solicitation and procuring are prohibited.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Africa"
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   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "THA": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal in Thailand, but solicitation and pimping are illegal.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "TJK": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal, but soliciting, procuring, and brothel keeping are prohibited with administrative or criminal penalties.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": 2015,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TKL": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "Evidence only mentions a law prohibiting soliciting, leaving the status of selling sex unclear.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TKM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a criminal offense, though it is common and driven by poverty.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TLS": {
   "status": "decriminalized",
   "summary": "Selling sex is legal in Timor-Leste, but soliciting and third-party facilitation are forbidden.",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "TON": {
   "status": "legal",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  },
  "TTO": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Trinidad and Tobago, including related activities like brothel keeping.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TUN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is currently illegal following a 2022 ban.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": 2022,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "TUR": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is legal and regulated in Turkey, requiring registration and health checks, though many workers are unregistered.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "TUV": {
   "status": "legal",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "TWN": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal nationwide as no special zones have been opened.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": 2017,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "TZA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense, though it is widespread.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "UGA": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is illegal under the 1950 Penal Code.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": 1950,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "UKR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is explicitly stated to be illegal in Ukraine.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "URY": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Sex work is legal and regulated under the 2002 sex work law.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "lastUpdated": 2002,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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  "USA": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in every US state except parts of Nevada, where licensed brothels operate in some counties.",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": true,
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   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal, though widespread, with inconsistent law enforcement and police extortion.",
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   "lastUpdated": 2024,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "VAT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Vatican City.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "VCT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, though it still occurs.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "VEN": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Sex work is legal and regulated, requiring identification and health checkups.",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "status": "legal",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "VIR": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in the U.S. Virgin Islands.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Americas"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "VNM": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is a serious criminal offense in Vietnam.",
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   "sources": [
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "VUT": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Selling sex is a criminal offense in Vanuatu.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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  "WLF": {
   "status": "nordic_model",
   "summary": "French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
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   "status": "illegal",
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   "lastUpdated": 2013,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "needsReview": false,
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   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Prostitution is illegal in Yemen, punishable by three years imprisonment.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Both buying and selling sex are illegal in South Africa.",
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   "status": "legal",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "ZWE": {
   "status": "illegal",
   "summary": "Sex work is explicitly stated to be illegal in Zimbabwe, including solicitation and brothel keeping.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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    "name": "Alaska",
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    "name": "Alabama",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Arkansas",
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    "name": "Arizona",
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    "name": "California",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "sources": [
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    "name": "Colorado",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Connecticut",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "District of Columbia",
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    "name": "Delaware",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Florida",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Georgia",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Hawaii",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "sources": [
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    "name": "Iowa",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "sources": [
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    "name": "Idaho",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Illinois",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Indiana",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Kansas",
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    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "sources": [
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    "name": "Kentucky",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
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    "name": "Louisiana",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MA": {
    "name": "Massachusetts",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MD": {
    "name": "Maryland",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-ME": {
    "name": "Maine",
    "status": "nordic_model",
    "summary": "Selling sex was decriminalized in 2023; buying sex remains a crime.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MI": {
    "name": "Michigan",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MN": {
    "name": "Minnesota",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MO": {
    "name": "Missouri",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MS": {
    "name": "Mississippi",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-MT": {
    "name": "Montana",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NC": {
    "name": "North Carolina",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-ND": {
    "name": "North Dakota",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NE": {
    "name": "Nebraska",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NH": {
    "name": "New Hampshire",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NJ": {
    "name": "New Jersey",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NM": {
    "name": "New Mexico",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NV": {
    "name": "Nevada",
    "status": "legal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is legal only inside licensed brothels in some rural counties; it is illegal in Las Vegas and Reno.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-NY": {
    "name": "New York",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-OH": {
    "name": "Ohio",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-OK": {
    "name": "Oklahoma",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-OR": {
    "name": "Oregon",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-PA": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-RI": {
    "name": "Rhode Island",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-SC": {
    "name": "South Carolina",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-SD": {
    "name": "South Dakota",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-TN": {
    "name": "Tennessee",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-TX": {
    "name": "Texas",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-UT": {
    "name": "Utah",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-VA": {
    "name": "Virginia",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-VT": {
    "name": "Vermont",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-WA": {
    "name": "Washington",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-WI": {
    "name": "Wisconsin",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-WV": {
    "name": "West Virginia",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
   },
   "US-WY": {
    "name": "Wyoming",
    "status": "illegal",
    "summary": "Prostitution is illegal.",
    "notes": null,
    "sources": [
     "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_States"
    ]
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}