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Australian autonomous sanctions - Here are the countries Australia has issued sanctions to on its own.

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Myanmar, 1991 - Australia first sanctioned Myanmar in 1991 but lifted most of those sanctions after democratic reforms in 2012.

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Arms embargo - An arms embargo still exists between Australia and Myanmar.

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Zimbabwe, 2002 - Australia first sanctioned Zimbabwe in 2002 for human rights abuses.

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Arms embargo and regime targeting - It's still against the law for Aussie companies to sell arms to Zimbabwe and current sanctions target members of Robert Mugabe's former regime.

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The Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1992 - Sanctions still exist against the Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and have since 1992.

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Members of former regime - The purposes of the sanctions are to target people who were once part of the Yugoslav regime and prevent them from opening an Australian bank account, for example.

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Crimea and Sevastopol, 2014 - In March 2014, Australia specifically put sanctions of Crimea and Sevastopol after Russia annexed the territory.

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Details - Transportation, telecommunications, energy, oil and gas are all forbidden areas of trade between Australia and Crimea.

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Russia, 2014 - Australia sanctioned Russia at the same time as the Crimea.

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Oil and arms - Australian sanctions only make investment into oil and arms illegal.

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Syria, 2011 - Australia sanctioned Syria in 2011 in response to the brutal human rights abuses during the civil war that would later involve Aussie troops.

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Australian and UN sanctions - Here are the countries Australia sanctioned in conjunction, but not at the direction of, the United Nations Security Council.

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North Korea, 2006 - North Korea first faced sanctions in 2006 for missile testing and has seen those sanctions increase or change at least five times since then.

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Iran, 2006 - Iran was sanctioned in 2006 for nuclear testing, then given reprieve, then had those sanctions reinstated in 2015 when Iran restarted its nuclear program.

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Libya, 2011 - Australia first sanctioned Libya in 2011 for abuse of peaceful protesters and an arms embargo remains.

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United Nations Security Council sanctions - Here are the countries Australia has sanctioned as part of the United Nations Security Council.

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Central African Republic, 2013 - The Central African Republic was sanctioned for state-sponsored violence against its people.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2003 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo was also sanctioned for state-sponsored violence against its people.

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Eritrea, 2009 - Eritrea was sanctioned in 2009 for undermining the peace process in Somalia.

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Guinea-Bissau, 2012 - Guinea-Bissau was sanctioned in 2012 after the military took over the government.

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Iraq, 1990 - Iraq first faced sanctions in 1990 under Saddam Hussein, prior to the Gulf War.

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ISIS and Al-Queda, 1999 - Al-Queda was sanctioned in 1999 for violations of humanitarian law, specifically against women.

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Lebanon, 2005 - Lebanon was sanctioned in 2005 after the Prime Minister of Lebanon was killed in a terrorist attack.

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Somalia, 1992 - Somalia was sanctioned in 1992 after the armed conflict in the there posed a possibility of spilling into other countries.

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South Sudan, 2015 - Newly formed country, South Sudan faced sanctions in 2015 for the human rights violations in the conflict there.

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Sudan, 2004 - Sudan faced sanctions in 2004 for human rights violations.

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Taliban, 1999 - The Taliban was sanctioned in 1999 for violating international law on the humanitarian treatment of people, specifically women.

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Yemen, 2015 - Yemen was sanctioned in 2015 in an attempt to slow the deteriorating war in the country.

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