Somalia
no permanent national government; transitional,
parliamentary national government
South Africa
republic
Spain
parliamentary monarchy
Sri Lanka
republic
Sudan
authoritarian regime - ruling military junta took power in
1989; government is run by an alliance of the military and the
National Congress Party (NCP), formerly the National Islamic Front
(NIF), which espouses an Islamist platform
Suriname
constitutional democracy
Svalbard
NA
Swaziland
monarchy; independent member of Commonwealth
Sweden
constitutional monarchy
Switzerland
federal republic