word | | Government type |
| association | Micronesia, Federated States of | constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004 |
| association | Palau | constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994 |
| attempt | Cyprus | ... communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in July 1974, following a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control ... |
| August | Western Sahara | ... Spain withdrew, 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 thereafter and ... |
| Australia | Antarctica | ... in parentheses indicate when a consultative member-nation acceded to the Treaty and when it was accepted as a consultative member, while no date indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty ... |
| Austria | Antarctica | ... Italy (1981/1987), Japan, South Korea (1986/1989), Netherlands (1967/1990), Peru (1981/1989), Poland (1961/1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1982/1988), Sweden (1984/1988), Ukraine (1992/2004), Uruguay (1980/1985), and the US; non-consultative members, with year of ... |
authoritarian
map | Kazakhstan | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
authoritarian
map | Syria | republic under an authoritarian regime |
authoritarian
map | Turkmenistan | defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential republic; in actuality displays authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the presidential administration |
authoritarian
map | Uzbekistan | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |