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Government Statistics > Government type (2008) by country

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Countries (A to Z) Description
Afghanistan Islamic republic
Albania emerging democracy
Algeria republic
Andorra parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Angola republic; multiparty presidential regime
Antigua and Barbuda constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
Argentina republic
Armenia republic
Aruba parliamentary democracy
Australia federal parliamentary democracy
Austria federal republic
Azerbaijan republic
Bahamas, The constitutional parliamentary democracy
Bahrain constitutional monarchy
Bangladesh parliamentary democracy
Barbados parliamentary democracy
Belarus republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Belgium federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Belize parliamentary democracy
Benin republic
Bermuda parliamentary; self-governing territory
Bhutan in transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Bolivia republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina emerging federal democratic republic
Botswana parliamentary republic
Brazil federal republic
Brunei constitutional sultanate
Bulgaria parliamentary democracy
Burkina Faso parliamentary republic
Burma military junta
Burundi republic
Cambodia multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Cameroon republic; multiparty presidential regime
Canada constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Cape Verde republic
Cayman Islands British crown colony
Central African Republic republic
Chad republic
Chile republic
China Communist state
Colombia republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Comoros republic
Congo, Democratic Republic of the republic
Congo, Republic of the republic
Cook Islands self-governing parliamentary democracy
Costa Rica democratic republic
Croatia presidential/parliamentary democracy
Cuba Communist state
Cyprus republic; note: a separation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in July 1974 that followed a Greek junta-supported coup attempt gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC), which is recognized only by Turkey
Czech Republic parliamentary democracy
Côte d'Ivoire republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960; note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators
Denmark constitutional monarchy
Djibouti republic
Dominica parliamentary democracy
Dominican Republic democratic republic
East Timor republic
Ecuador republic
Egypt republic
El Salvador republic
Equatorial Guinea republic
Eritrea transitional government; note: following a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections were scheduled in December 2001, but were postponed indefinitely; currently the sole legal party is the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)
Estonia parliamentary republic
Ethiopia federal republic
Fiji republic
Finland republic
France republic
Gabon republic; multiparty presidential regime
Gambia, The republic
Georgia republic
Germany federal republic
Ghana constitutional democracy
Greece parliamentary republic
Greenland parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Grenada parliamentary democracy
Guatemala constitutional democratic republic
Guernsey parliamentary democracy
Guinea republic
Guinea-Bissau republic
Guyana republic
Haiti republic
Holy See (Vatican City) ecclesiastical
Honduras democratic constitutional republic
Hong Kong limited democracy
Hungary parliamentary democracy
Iceland constitutional republic
India federal republic
Indonesia republic
Iran theocratic republic
Iraq parliamentary democracy
Ireland republic, parliamentary democracy
Israel parliamentary democracy
Italy republic
Jamaica constitutional parliamentary democracy
Japan constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
Jersey parliamentary democracy
Jordan constitutional monarchy
Kazakhstan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Kenya republic
Kiribati republic
Korea, North Communist state one-man dictatorship
Korea, South republic
Kuwait constitutional emirate
Kyrgyzstan republic
Laos Communist state
Latvia parliamentary democracy
Lebanon republic
Lesotho parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Liberia republic
Libya Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Liechtenstein constitutional monarchy
Lithuania parliamentary democracy
Luxembourg constitutional monarchy
Macau limited democracy
Macedonia, Republic of parliamentary democracy
Madagascar republic
Malawi multiparty democracy
Malaysia constitutional monarchy; note: nominally headed by paramount ruler and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls); Sabah holds 25 seats in House of Representatives; Sarawak has 31 seats
Maldives republic
Mali republic
Malta republic
Man, Isle of parliamentary democracy
Marshall Islands constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Mauritania Democratic Republic
Mauritius parliamentary democracy
Mexico federal republic
Micronesia, Federated States of constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
Moldova republic
Monaco constitutional monarchy
Mongolia mixed parliamentary/presidential
Morocco constitutional monarchy
Mozambique republic
Namibia republic
Nauru republic
Nepal democratic republic
Netherlands constitutional monarchy
Netherlands Antilles parliamentary
New Zealand parliamentary democracy
Nicaragua republic
Niger republic
Nigeria federal republic
Niue self-governing parliamentary democracy
Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
Norway constitutional monarchy
Oman monarchy
Pakistan federal republic
Palau constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
Panama constitutional democracy
Papua New Guinea constitutional parliamentary democracy
Paraguay constitutional republic
Peru constitutional republic
Philippines republic
Poland republic
Portugal republic; parliamentary democracy
Puerto Rico commonwealth
Qatar emirate
Romania republic
Russia federation
Rwanda republic; presidential, multiparty system
Saint Kitts and Nevis parliamentary democracy
Saint Lucia parliamentary democracy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines parliamentary democracy
Samoa parliamentary democracy
San Marino republic
Saudi Arabia monarchy
Senegal republic
Serbia and Montenegro republic
Seychelles republic
Sierra Leone constitutional democracy
Singapore parliamentary republic
Slovakia parliamentary democracy
Slovenia parliamentary republic
Solomon Islands parliamentary democracy
Somalia no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
South Africa republic
Spain parliamentary monarchy
Sri Lanka republic
Sudan Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009
Suriname constitutional democracy
Swaziland monarchy
Sweden constitutional monarchy
Switzerland formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Syria republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime
São Tomé and Príncipe republic
Taiwan multiparty democracy
Tajikistan republic
Tanzania republic
Thailand constitutional monarchy
Togo republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
Tonga constitutional monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary democracy
Tunisia republic
Turkey republican parliamentary democracy
Turkmenistan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Tuvalu constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy
Uganda republic
Ukraine republic
United Arab Emirates federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
United Kingdom constitutional monarchy
United States Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Uruguay constitutional republic
Uzbekistan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Vanuatu parliamentary republic
Venezuela federal republic
Vietnam Communist state
Western Sahara legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara or MINURSO
Yemen republic
Zambia republic
Zimbabwe parliamentary democracy


DEFINITION: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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30th March 2010
The U.S. isn't a Democracy or a Republic-- it's ruled by the media.
Brother Blood
21st February 2010
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Glen Jones
10th February 2010
The year is 2010, and the United States of America is headed downhill. Our politicians say it is because the American people have been borrowing too much money to finance a way of life that is unsustainable. Yet the Federal budgets, as well as many State budgets are directly due to the actions of the politicians and not the general public. Even as the general public tightens its belt, the government continues to spend money is an attempt to accumulate more power over the people. A close look at the Federal budget is quite informative. Instead of passing laws that benefit everyone, laws are passed favoring a small number of people. These laws are passed to favor only the few because the concentration of wealth is the main way that Masters keep Slaves under control.
Concentration of wealth is one of the main contributing factors in the fall of Rome, and indeed most of the civilizations of history. Why is this historical fact ignored? Because this development is the turning point for a civilization turned into an empire. Empires do not exist to serve the citizenry. They exist to serve the purposes of the elite who care only for the ruling of others. Remember, at some point wealth reaches a point where no more wealth is needed to secure ones life or lifestyle. Then the acquisition of wealth becomes a way to keep others from having wealth. Why does this occur? Because of the only important conspiracy in the history of mankind! The conspiracy of the haves against the have nots. Look at history carefully. Many of the Mesoamerican civilizations of the past fell apart because the citizenry figured out the haves did not have any power to intercede with the gods. The citizenry left/migrated to a new area. But the greed followed and the same problem occurred all over again.
Further consider the destruction of primitive tribal societies by more powerful societies who exploited these people for their own ends. They did not share the wealth, and indeed many used religion (again) as an excuse for this activity. The end result was the destruction of these primitive societies, the death of most of their citizens, and the loss of any potential good they could have brought to the world. The Indian tribes of North America always said, “Before you act, consider the next seven generations.” If our society had followed such sage advice, would the US of A be falling apart? Maybe not.
Now the entire world faces an extinction point because of the lies our leaders have told us. The American economy resembles one big Ponzi scheme. Borrowing lots of new money to continue satisfying old money’s exorbitant greed is a capitalistic concept. Eventually over half of the GDP will be used just to pay the interest. And why do these financial hardships strike the general public and not the wealthy upper class? Because our politicians are paid larges bribes to do the bidding of the rich. Only the rich and/or corporations have sufficient funds to do the bribing. Remember, no matter that the Supreme Court says, money is like a force multiplier in the military. The rich and or corporations get to use megaphones/rifles to attain what they want, and the general public only has bows and arrows. Who do you think is going to win that contest? We live that same way as those old primitive societies. It does not matter what level of technology we posses over the older societies. The wealthy amongst us still have the biggest force multiplier, and the Supreme Court has just codified their power over the general public.

How will this end? What did I say earlier? With the destruction of our “of, for and by the people” civilization, and the implementation of royalty all over again. And do not think for a second that we will be treated any less cruelly or savagely!
deborah
22nd October 2009
1.what is the difference between communism and socialism?

2. what is the difference between invade and authoritative?
Smith Wigglesworth
14th September 2009
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Andre
4th September 2009
Invasion of irak is just part of a vast plan for the new world order, where as the centre of power is shifting from governments to big powerful military / energetic / pharmaceutical / food companies.
Their aim is to control every aspect of our lives.
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