The World Factbook. 2008.
Government—note
| Country | 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 | no party has a majority in the fractured legislature |
| New Zealand | while not an official symbol, the Kiwi, a small native flightless bird, represents New Zealand |
| Solomon Islands | by the end of 2007, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) – originally made up of police and troops from Australia, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga – had been scaled back to 303 police officers, 197 civilian technical advisers, and 72 military advisers from 15 countries across the region |
| Somalia | although an interim government was created in 2004, other regional and local governing bodies continue to exist and control various regions of the country, including the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia and the semi-autonomous State of Puntland in northeastern Somalia |