Since March 2010 Belgium has been without an official government.  The problem arose when Dutch speaking Belgians (Flemish) took control in elections, then suggested splitting the country into two halves; one side for French speakers (francophones), the other side for Dutch speakers.

The 2010 elections came about after the Belgian King dissolved the previous government, due to scandal.

Now, and possibly due to the fact that their credit rating just got dropped, six major political groups have agreed on a new government.  They hope to form the government by next week.  Up until the 2010 elections, Belgium was considered a stable European country.

Belgium isn’t the only country that’s gone a long time without a government. Cambodia has the record of 353 days without a government, from 2003 to 2004.