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DEFINITION:
Maximum length of sentence (under life).
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | None |
| Albania | Maximum 30 years for all women |
| Argentina | None |
| Armenia | Maximum 30 years for all women |
| Australia | None |
| Austria | None |
| Azerbaijan | None |
| Belarus | None |
| Belgium | None |
| Belize | ?? |
| Bolivia | 30 years |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45 years |
| Brazil | 30 years |
| Bulgaria | None |
| Canada | None |
| Cape Verde | 25 years |
| Chile | None |
| China | None |
| Colombia | 60 years |
| Costa Rica | 50 years |
| Croatia | 40 years |
| Cuba | None |
| Cyprus | None |
| Czech Republic | None |
| Denmark | None |
| Dominican Republic | 30 years |
| Ecuador | 35 years |
| Egypt | None |
| El Salvador | 75 years |
| Estonia | None |
| Finland | None |
| France | None |
| Germany | None |
| Greece | None |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 30 to 35 years |
| Honduras | 40 years |
| Hong Kong | None |
| Hungary | None |
| Iceland | None |
| India | None |
| Indonesia | None |
| Iraq | None |
| Ireland | None |
| Israel | None |
| Italy | None |
| Jamaica | None |
| Japan | None |
| Jordan | None |
| Kazakhstan | None |
| Kiribati | None |
| Kosovo | 40 years |
| Kyrgyzstan | None |
| Laos | None |
| Latvia | None |
| Lebanon | None |
| Lithuania | None |
| Macau | 25 years (30 in exceptional circumstances) |
| Malaysia | None |
| Mexico | 60 years (70 years if convicted of murder involving kidnapping) |
| Morocco | None |
| Nepal | None |
| Netherlands | None |
| New Zealand | None |
| Nicaragua | 30 years |
| Nigeria | None |
| North Korea | None |
| Norway | 21 years (can be extended indefinitely if the criminal poses a danger to society at the end of served time); 30 years for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity |
| Pakistan | None |
| Panama | 50 years |
| Paraguay | 25 years |
| Peru | None |
| Poland | None |
| Portugal | 25 years |
| Republic of Macedonia | None |
| Republic of the Congo | 30 years |
| Romania | None |
| Russia | 25 years' imprisonment or 30 years in special circumstances for all women and men above age 65 |
| Saudi Arabia | None |
| Serbia | 40 years |
| Singapore | None |
| Slovakia | None |
| Slovenia | None |
| Somalia | None |
| South Africa | None |
| South Korea | None |
| Spain | 40 years |
| Sweden | None |
| Switzerland | None |
| Syria | None |
| Tajikistan | None |
| Tunisia | None |
| Turkey | None |
| Turkmenistan | None |
| Ukraine | None |
| United States | None |
| Uruguay | 30 years |
| Uzbekistan | 30 years for women and men over the age of 60 |
| Venezuela | 30 years |
| Vietnam | None |
