word | | Government type |
| Popular | Western Sahara | ... legal status of territory 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 ... |
| portion | Western Sahara | ... Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly ... |
| portions | Antarctica | ... at the end of 2007, there were 46 treaty member nations: 28 consultative and 18 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national ... |
| postponed | Eritrea | ... 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 party is the ... |
| power | Kazakhstan | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
| power | 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 |
| power | Turkmenistan | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
| power | Uzbekistan | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
| power-sharing | Cote d'Ivoire | republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators |
| power-sharing | Sudan | ... 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 came to power ... |
| powers | Malaysia | ... 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 federal constitution; under terms of federation ... |
| powers | United Arab Emirates | federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates |
| practice | Libya | Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state |
| prerogatives | Malaysia | ... powers of state governments are 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 ... |
| president | Andorra | ... 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 locally by ... |
| president | Eritrea | ... PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997 ... |
| President | Western Sahara | ... which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with ... |
presidential
 map | Angola | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
presidential
map | Cameroon | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
presidential
map | Cote d'Ivoire | republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators |
presidential
map | Eritrea | ... Afworki was elected president by the transitional 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 ... |
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