This is a list of countries and dependencies with a permanent population that have no legal political parties. Some have opposition groups that operate clandestinely.
— Political "parties" are banned, but political "associations" are allowed. The media, however, usually refer to these formations as "parties". — There is no legislation regulating the formation of political parties, nor is there a law banning political parties in Kuwait. Given this gap in legislation, political parties, in their formal sense, do not exist de facto. Political organisations -behaving fully as parties- do exist, and are very active; filling this gap in legislature. These political parties are not formally recognised. — Political parties are banned. — Political parties are banned. — Political parties are banned in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...

. — Political parties are banned. — Political parties are banned, with the exception of the Umma Islamic Party

Umma Islamic Party

The Umma Islamic Party is a political party in Saudi Arabia that was formed on February 10, 2011 in response to the 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests. Formed by a collective of opposition members including Islamists and intellectuals, the party is pro-reform and demands representation...

. — Political parties are banned.