Malawi
the executive exerts considerable influence over the
legislature
Solomon Islands
June 2003 Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought
the intervention of Australia to aid in restoring order; parliament
approved the request for intervention in July 2003; troops from
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga arrived 24
July 2003. By the end of 2004 the Regional Assistance Mission to the
Solomon Islands (RAMSI) had been scaled back to 302 police officers
and 120 military in addition to civilian technical advisors.
Somalia
although an interim government was created in 2004 other
governing bodies continue to exist and control various cities and
regions of the country, including the self-declared Republic of
Somaliland, and traditional clan and faction strongholds
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@2142 Country name
Afghanistan
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan
former: Republic of Afghanistan
Akrotiri
conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri
Albania
conventional long form: Republic of Albania
conventional short form: Albania
local long form: Republika e Shqiperise
local short form: Shqiperia
former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Algeria
conventional long form: People's Democratic Republic of
Algeria
conventional short form: Algeria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash
Sha'biyah
local short form: Al Jaza'ir