word | | Government type |
| legal | Antarctica | ... 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, which establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica, 2. Recommendations and Measures adopted ... |
| legal | Eritrea | ... 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 People |
| legal | 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 ... |
| 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 | ... agreement was signed in 1988 but remains unratified; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides ... |
| Liberation | Sudan | ... 1989; the CPA-mandated Government of National Unity, which since 2005 provided a percentage of leadership posts to the south Sudan-based Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), was disbanded following the |
| 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 |
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