Africa maintains a meteorological station on
Gough Island

Tromelin Island
important meteorological station

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@2140 Government - note

French Polynesia
under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has
acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police and
justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and
defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are
fashioned after those of the French prime minister

Malawi
the executive exerts considerable influence over the
legislature

New Zealand
while not an official symbol, the Kiwi, a small native
flightless bird, represents New Zealand

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, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga arrived 24 July
2003; by 2006, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon
Islands (RAMSI) had been scaled back to 259 police officers and 20
military, in addition to civilian technical advisers; in response to
rioting that broke out in mid-April 2006, Australia dispatched an
addtional 220 troops and 70 police officers to help restore order

Somalia
although an interim government was created in 2004, other
regional and local governing bodies continue to exist and control
various cities and regions of the country, including the
self-declared Republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia, the
semi-autonomous State of Puntland in northeastern Somalia, 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 Soci