g of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house;
Peninsular Malaysian states - hereditary rulers in all but Melaka,
Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak, where governors are appointed by the
Malaysian Government; powers of state governments are limited by the
federal constitution; under terms of the federation, Sabah and
Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., the right
to maintain their own immigration controls); Sabah - holds 20 seats
in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal
security, and other powers delegated to federal government; Sarawak
- holds 28 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs,
defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal
government

Maldives:
republic

Mali:
republic

Malta:
republic

Man, Isle of:
parliamentary democracy

Marshall Islands:
constitutional government in free association with
the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21
October 1986

Martinique:
NA

Mauritania:
republic

Mauritius:
parliamentary democracy

Mayotte:
NA

Mexico:
federal republic

Micronesia, Federated States of:
constitutional government in free
association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered
into force 3 November 1986

Moldova:
republic

Monaco:
constitutional monarchy

Mongolia:
parliamentary

Montserrat:
NA

Morocco:
constitutional monarchy

Mozambique:
republic

Namibia:
republic

Nauru:
republic

Nepal:
parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Netherlands:
constitutional monarchy

Netherlands Antilles:
parliamentary

New Caledonia:
NA

New Zealand:
parliamentary democracy

Nicaragua:
republic

Niger:
republic

Nigeria:
republic transitioning from military to civilian rule

Niue:
self-governing parliamentary democracy

Norfolk Island:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands:
commonwealth; self-governing with locally
elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature

Norway:
constitutional monarchy

Oman:
monarchy

Pakistan:
federal republic

Palau:
constitutional government in free association with the US;
the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994

Panama:
constitutional democracy

Papua New Guinea:
constitutional monarchy with parliamentary
democracy

Paraguay:
constitutional