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Encyclopedia > Countries by system of government

This is a list of countries categorized by system of government currently in use.

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Democratic republics

In which a country is governed by an elected president, or a cabinet appointed by an elected legislature.


Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

Democratic constitutional monarchies

In which a country is governed by an elected legislature and prime minister, with a monarch as a symbolic head of state. (see also Current monarchies)


Africa

  • Lesotho (kingdom; authoritarian tendencies)
  • Morocco (kingdom; authoritarian tendencies)

Asia

Europe

North America and the Caribbean

Commonwealth realms share Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.


Absolute monarchies

In which a country is governed solely by an absolute monarch, possibly along with other members of his family.

  • Bahrain (kingdom; slight theocratic tendancies)
  • Brunei Darussalam (sultanate)
  • Kuwait (emirate; slight theocratic tendancies)
  • Oman (sultanate; theocratic tendancies)
  • Nepal (kingdom; chronic political turmoil)
  • Qatar (emirate; slight theocratic tendancies)
  • Saudi Arabia (kingdom; theocratic monarchy)
  • Swaziland (kingdom)
  • Tonga (kingdom)
  • United Arab Emirates (federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates; slight theocratic tendancies)
  • Vatican City (Holy See; theocratic monarchy)

Authoritarian governments

Country is governed by single-party hierarchy that does not allow for effective popular opposition.


Africa

Asia

Europe

Military governments

In which a country is governed by the military which has seized control of the nation's political institutions.

Communist states

Transitional governments

In which a country is governed by a recently-established caretaker administration, and thus cannot be accurately identified as one of the above.

This list may be subject to debate. Some countries may fall into more than one category.


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