word | | Government type |
| status | 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 ... |
| strife | Cyprus | ... i>note: a separation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in ... |
| structure | Colombia | republic; executive branch dominates government structure |
| structure | Switzerland | formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic |
| successful | Eritrea | transitional government note: following a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front ... |
| Sudan | 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 |
| Sudan-based | 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 |
sultanate
map | Brunei | constitutional sultanate (locally known as Malay Islamic Monarchy) |
| sultans | Malaysia | ... nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah ... |
| Summary | Antarctica | Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic region is governed by a system known as the Antarctic Treaty System; the system includes: 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into ... |