word | | Government type |
| 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 | ... 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 ... |
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