word | | Government type |
| December | Eritrea | ... legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections were scheduled in December 2001, but were postponed indefinitely; currently the sole legal ... |
| decision-making | Antarctica | ... not by vote) of all consultative member nations; at the end of 2007, there were 46 treaty member nations: 28 consultative and 18 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven ... |
| decisions | Antarctica | ... of Antarctica; the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Delhi, India in April/May 2007; at these periodic meetings, decisions are made by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative ... |
| declared | Cyprus | ... Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish ... |
| defines | Bolivia | republic; note - the new constitution defines Bolivia as a "Social Unitarian State" |
| degrees | Antarctica | ... Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive ... |
| delegated | United Arab Emirates | federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates |
| Delhi | Antarctica | ... 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica; the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Delhi, India in April/May 2007; at these periodic meetings, decisions are made ... |
democracy
 map | Albania | emerging democracy |
democracy
map | Andorra | parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented ... |
democracy
map | Aruba | parliamentary democracy |
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