- Summary
- Contents
- Countries A-Z
- Political & Electoral Systems
- International Organizations
Profiles the current issues and controversies for all the nations of the worldCaptures recent changes in national political regimesComprehensive descriptions of national political partiesPresents the annual activity for more than 30 intergovernmental organizations.
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Regime Type
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dictatorship
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
- Iran
- Laos
- Mauritania
- Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Qatar
- Singapore
- Uzbekistan
- Brunei
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Maldives
- Swaziland
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
- Angola
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Guinea
- Kazakhstan
- Zimbabwe
- Republic of the Congo
- Syria
- Azerbaijan
- Fiji
- Lebanon
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Tunisia
- Egypt
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Somalia
- Vietnam
- Burundi
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Gambia
- Iraq
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Equatorial Guinea
- Pakistan
- Uganda
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Oman
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- Chad
- Tonga
- Algeria
- Belarus
- Yemen
-
democracy
- Cyprus
- Gabon
- Romania
- Solomon Islands
- Uruguay
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- France
- Latvia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
- Russia
- Seychelles
- Venezuela
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
- Moldova
- Nepal
- St. Lucia
- Sierra Leone
- Turkey
- Colombia
- Kenya
- Macedonia
- Palau
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Spain
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Haiti
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Paraguay
- Somaliland
- United Kingdom
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Panama
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Germany
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Peru
- Zambia
- Benin
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Serbia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Canada
- Indonesia
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- India
- Kuwait
- Malta
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Vanuatu
- Argentina
- Comoro Islands
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Liechtenstein
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Sri Lanka
- Tuvalu
- Botswana
- Brazil
- China: Taiwan
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Japan
- Jordan
- Norway
- Suriname
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Israel
- Kiribati
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Philippines
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Senegal
- United States
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Democracy Type
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non-democracy
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
- Iran
- Laos
- Mauritania
- Tajikistan
- Qatar
- Singapore
- Uzbekistan
- Brunei
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Maldives
- Swaziland
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
- Angola
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kazakhstan
- Zimbabwe
- Republic of the Congo
- Syria
- Azerbaijan
- Fiji
- Lebanon
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Egypt
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Somalia
- Vietnam
- Burundi
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Gambia
- Iraq
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Equatorial Guinea
- Pakistan
- Uganda
- China: Taiwan
- Oman
- Turkmenistan
- Chad
- Tonga
- Algeria
- Belarus
- Yemen
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older democracy
- Cyprus
- Solomon Islands
- Bahamas
- France
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
- Belgium
- Italy
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Spain
- Greece
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
- Luxembourg
- San Marino
- Austria
- Germany
- Ireland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Canada
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
- Barbados
- Finland
- India
- Malta
- Portugal
- Japan
- Norway
- Kiribati
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Dominica
- United States
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newer democracy
- Romania
- Uruguay
- Latvia
- Marshall Islands
- Belize
- Ghana
- Bulgaria
- Republic of Korea
- Macedonia
- Palau
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Chile
- South Africa
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
- Panama
- Andorra
- Benin
- Dominican Republic
- Namibia
- Serbia
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Vanuatu
- Argentina
- Ecuador
- Liechtenstein
- Mongolia
- Tuvalu
- Botswana
- Guyana
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Nauru
- Croatia
- Estonia
- St. Kitts and Nevis
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semi-democracy
- Bangladesh
- Mali
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
- Russia
- Seychelles
- Venezuela
- Moldova
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
- Turkey
- Colombia
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Central African Republic
- Honduras
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
- Haiti
- Paraguay
- Somaliland
- Tunisia
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Samoa
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Armenia
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Peru
- Zambia
- Mexico
- Indonesia
- Kuwait
- Comoro Islands
- Guatemala
- Montenegro
- Sri Lanka
- Brazil
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jordan
- Morocco
- Suriname
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Monaco
- Nicaragua
- Georgia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Philippines
- Senegal
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Freedom House Rating
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not free
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Iran
- Laos
- Mauritania
- Tajikistan
- Qatar
- Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Russia
- Swaziland
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Angola
- Kazakhstan
- Zimbabwe
- Republic of the Congo
- Syria
- Azerbaijan
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Egypt
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Libya
- Somalia
- Vietnam
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Gambia
- Iraq
- Equatorial Guinea
- Jordan
- Oman
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Algeria
- Belarus
- Yemen
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free
- Cyprus
- Romania
- Uruguay
- Bahamas
- France
- Latvia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
- Jamaica
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
- St. Lucia
- Palau
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Spain
- Chile
- Greece
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Federated States of Micronesia
- United Kingdom
- Antigua and Barbuda
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Panama
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Andorra
- Austria
- Germany
- Peru
- Benin
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Namibia
- Serbia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Canada
- Indonesia
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- India
- Malta
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Vanuatu
- Argentina
- Liechtenstein
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Tuvalu
- Botswana
- Brazil
- China: Taiwan
- Guyana
- Japan
- Norway
- Suriname
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Israel
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Estonia
- Philippines
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- United States
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partly free
- Solomon Islands
- Bangladesh
- Singapore
- Maldives
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
- Venezuela
- Moldova
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Turkey
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Colombia
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Macedonia
- Central African Republic
- Honduras
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
- Haiti
- Lebanon
- Paraguay
- Somaliland
- Tunisia
- Bhutan
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Armenia
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Zambia
- Burundi
- Mexico
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Kuwait
- Comoro Islands
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
- Guinea-Bissau
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Burkina Faso
- Nicaragua
- Tonga
- Georgia
- Kosovo
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Senegal
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not rated
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Election System
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majoritarian
- Bahrain
- Gabon
- Iran
- Laos
- Mauritania
- Solomon Islands
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- France
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mali
- Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan
- Belize
- Ghana
- Jamaica
- Maldives
- Nigeria
- Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
- St. Lucia
- Togo
- Kenya
- Palau
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zimbabwe
- Central African Republic
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
- Syria
- Fiji
- Haiti
- Lebanon
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- United Kingdom
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bhutan
- Egypt
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Eritrea
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Canada
- Cuba
- Gambia
- Mauritius
- Tanzania
- Barbados
- India
- Kuwait
- Vanuatu
- Comoro Islands
- Mongolia
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Botswana
- Jordan
- Oman
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- Grenada
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- Tonga
- Australia
- Belarus
- Dominica
- Liberia
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- United States
- Yemen
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combined
- Cameroon
- Tajikistan
- Marshall Islands
- Singapore
- Russia
- Seychelles
- Venezuela
- Djibouti
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
- Guinea
- Kazakhstan
- Republic of the Congo
- New Zealand
- Azerbaijan
- Somaliland
- Tunisia
- Lithuania
- Panama
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Germany
- Lesotho
- Mexico
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Thailand
- Pakistan
- China: Taiwan
- Japan
- Chad
- Hungary
- Monaco
- Georgia
- Senegal
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proportional representation (pr)
- Cyprus
- Romania
- Uruguay
- Latvia
- Costa Rica
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
- Sierra Leone
- Turkey
- Angola
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Colombia
- Macedonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Spain
- Chile
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Paraguay
- El Salvador
- Luxembourg
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Austria
- Peru
- Benin
- Burundi
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Malta
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Argentina
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guatemala
- Sri Lanka
- Brazil
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Norway
- Suriname
- Burkina Faso
- Israel
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
- Algeria
- Croatia
- Estonia
- Malawi
- Philippines
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no elections
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not rated
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Election Rules
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two round system
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party bloc vote
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list proportional representation
- Cyprus
- Romania
- Uruguay
- Latvia
- Costa Rica
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
- Sierra Leone
- Turkey
- Angola
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Colombia
- Macedonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Spain
- Chile
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Paraguay
- El Salvador
- Luxembourg
- Panama
- San Marino
- Austria
- Peru
- Benin
- Burundi
- Dominican Republic
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Argentina
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guatemala
- Liechtenstein
- Montenegro
- Sri Lanka
- Brazil
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Norway
- Suriname
- Burkina Faso
- Israel
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
- Algeria
- Croatia
- Estonia
- Philippines
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block vote
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first past the post
- Solomon Islands
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Ghana
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
- Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
- St. Lucia
- Kenya
- Palau
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zimbabwe
- Niger
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Somaliland
- United Kingdom
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Samoa
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Zambia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Canada
- Gambia
- Tanzania
- Barbados
- India
- Uganda
- Botswana
- Oman
- Sudan
- Dominica
- Liberia
- Malawi
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- United States
- Yemen
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parallel systems
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single non-transferable vote
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no free elections
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mixed member proportional system
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alternative vote
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single transferable vote
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not rated
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Party System
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multi party-limited competition
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
- Cyprus
- Gabon
- Iran
- Tajikistan
- Uruguay
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- France
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
- Bulgaria
- Republic of Korea
- Moldova
- Nepal
- Turkey
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Guinea
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Spain
- Republic of the Congo
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Niger
- South Africa
- Azerbaijan
- Fiji
- Paraguay
- Somaliland
- Tunisia
- Antigua and Barbuda
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Madagascar
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Gambia
- Indonesia
- Mauritius
- Poland
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Czech Republic
- Kuwait
- Portugal
- Vanuatu
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Liechtenstein
- Mongolia
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
- China: Taiwan
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sudan
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nicaragua
- Australia
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Georgia
- Malawi
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Senegal
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one party
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multi party-hyper competitive
- Romania
- Latvia
- Afghanistan
- Russia
- Venezuela
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
- Italy
- Sierra Leone
- Macedonia
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Lebanon
- United Kingdom
- Panama
- Ukraine
- Armenia
- Germany
- Malaysia
- Peru
- Benin
- Serbia
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Netherlands
- Finland
- India
- Slovakia
- Thailand
- Montenegro
- Pakistan
- Brazil
- Japan
- Morocco
- Norway
- Suriname
- Hungary
- Israel
- Switzerland
- Algeria
- Belarus
- Estonia
- Liberia
- Philippines
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two party
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not rated
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System of Government
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unitary
- Bahrain
- Gabon
- Iran
- Laos
- Mauritania
- Romania
- Tajikistan
- Uruguay
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- France
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Qatar
- Singapore
- Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan
- Belize
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Maldives
- Seychelles
- Swaziland
- Bulgaria
- Djibouti
- Republic of Korea
- Moldova
- Nepal
- St. Lucia
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Angola
- Guinea
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Macedonia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Greece
- Honduras
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Sweden
- Syria
- Azerbaijan
- Denmark
- Haiti
- Lebanon
- Paraguay
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Panama
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Albania
- Armenia
- CÔTe D'Ivoire
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Peru
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Benin
- Burundi
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Gambia
- Iraq
- Mauritius
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Kuwait
- Malta
- Slovakia
- Thailand
- Vanuatu
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guatemala
- Liechtenstein
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Sri Lanka
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- China: Taiwan
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Jordan
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Norway
- Oman
- Suriname
- Turkmenistan
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Israel
- Kiribati
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Tonga
- Algeria
- Belarus
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Estonia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Philippines
- Senegal
- Yemen
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federal
- Cameroon
- Solomon Islands
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Russia
- Venezuela
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
- Italy
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Colombia
- Spain
- Republic of the Congo
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
- Fiji
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Somaliland
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bhutan
- Ukraine
- Andorra
- Austria
- Germany
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Somalia
- Eritrea
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Canada
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Tanzania
- India
- Portugal
- Argentina
- Comoro Islands
- Pakistan
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Japan
- Sudan
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Georgia
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- United States
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not rated
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- African Union (AU)
- Arab League
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Council of Europe
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- Group of Eight
- Group of Twenty
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Non-Aligned Movement
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
- Regional Development Banks
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul)
- The Commonwealth
- The European Union (EU)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations: Related Organization
- United Nations: Specialized Agencies
- Western European Union (WEU)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
