word | | Government type |
| legislature | Eritrea | ... a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution ... |
| legislature | Northern Mariana Islands | commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature |
| liability | Antarctica | ... the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through ... |
| Liberation | Sudan | Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which ... |
| Liberation | Western Sahara | ... and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed ... |
| lieutenant | Northern Mariana Islands | commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature |
| limited | Hong Kong | limited democracy |
| limited | Macau | limited democracy |
| limited | Malaysia | ... states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain ... |
| Living | Antarctica | ... and amending the treaty among involved nations; other agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments include - Agreed Measures for Fauna and Flora (1964) which were later ... |
| local | Libya | Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state |
| locally | Andorra | ... 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 locally by coprinces' representatives |
| locally | Northern Mariana Islands | commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature |
| maintain | Malaysia | ... limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls); Sabah holds 25 seats in House of Representatives; Sarawak |
| majority | Sudan | ... SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | ... have hereditary rulers except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by ... |
| Malaysian | Malaysia | ... paramount ruler and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two ... |
| management | Antarctica | ... signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica; the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Delhi ... |
| mandated | Cote d'Ivoire | republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators |
| March | 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 ... |
| Marine | Antarctica | ... interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved nations; other agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments include - Agreed Measures for Fauna and Flora (1964) which were ... |
| masses | Libya | Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state |
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