List of government systems by state

This list of government systems by state names the forms of government and systems of government of the 193 member states of the United Nations , Vatican City and 12 other territories for which the status of "state" is disputed.

The list basically indicates the formal system of government prescribed by the constitution . It should be noted that the actual form of government in many countries can vary considerably from the formal form.

Country , official state name	Form of government	Government system	Main Products
Abkhazia , Republic of Abkhazia	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Abkhazia
Afghanistan , Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Islamic Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Afghanistan
Egypt , Arab Republic of Egypt	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Egypt
Albania , Republic of Albania	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Albania
Algeria , People's Democratic Republic of Algeria	People's Republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Algeria
Andorra , Principality of Andorra	principality	Constitutional monarchy	Political system of Andorra
Angola , Republic of Angola	republic	Presidential political system	Angola's political system
Antigua and Barbuda	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Antigua and Barbuda
Equatorial Guinea , Republic of Equatorial Guinea	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Equatorial Guinea
Argentina , Argentine Republic	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Argentina
Armenia , Republic of Armenia	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Armenia
Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh , Artsakh Republic	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Artsakh political system
Azerbaijan , Republic of Azerbaijan	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Azerbaijan
Ethiopia , Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Ethiopia
Australia , Commonwealth of Australia	Federal Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Australia
Bahamas , Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of the Bahamas
Bahrain , Kingdom of Bahrain	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Bahraini political system
Bangladesh , People's Republic of Bangladesh	People's Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Bangladesh
Barbados	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Barbados Political System
Belgium , Kingdom of Belgium	Federal Kingdom	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Belgium
Belize	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Belize Political System
Benin , Republic of Benin	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Benin
Bhutan , Kingdom of Bhutan	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Political system of Bhutan
Bolivia , Plurinational State of Bolivia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana , Republic of Botswana	republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Botswana's political system
Brazil , Federative Republic of Brazil	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Brazil
Brunei , Brunei Darussalam	sultanate	Absolute Monarchy	Brunei's political system
Bulgaria , Republic of Bulgaria	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Burkina Faso's political system
Burundi , Republic of Burundi	republic	Presidential political system	Burundi's political system
Chile , Republic of Chile	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Chile
Republic of China (Taiwan)	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of the Republic of China
People's Republic of China	People's Republic	People's Congress System	Political system of the People's Republic of China
Cook Islands	Autonomous state in "free association with New Zealand"	Parliamentary government system	Cook Islands Political System
Costa Rica , Republic of Costa Rica	republic	Presidential political system	Costa Rica political system
Denmark , Kingdom of Denmark	kingdom	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Denmark
Germany , Federal Republic of Germany	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Germany
Dominica , Commonwealth Dominica	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Dominica political system
Dominican Republic	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Dominican Republic
Djibouti , Republic of Djibouti	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Djibouti
Ecuador , Republic of Ecuador	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Ecuador
El Salvador , Republic of El Salvador	republic	Presidential political system	Political El Salvador
Ivory Coast , Republic of Ivory Coast	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Ivory Coast Political System
Eritrea , State of Eritrea	republic	One-party system	Political system of Eritrea
Estonia , Republic of Estonia	republic	Parliamentary government system	Estonian political system
Swaziland , (formerly: Swaziland)	kingdom	Absolute Monarchy	Swaziland's political system
Fiji , Republic of Fiji Islands	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of the Fiji Islands
Finland , Republic of Finland	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Finland
France , French Republic	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of France
Gabon , Gabonese Republic	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Gabon
Gambia , Republic of the Gambia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Gambia
Georgia	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Georgia
Ghana , Republic of Ghana	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Ghana
Grenada , Grenada State	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Grenada's political system
Greece , Hellenic Republic	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Greece
Guatemala , Republic of Guatemala	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Guatemala
Guinea , Republic of Guinea	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau , Republic of Guinea-Bissau	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana , Cooperative Republic of Guyana	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Guyana political system
Haiti , Republic of Haiti	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Haiti's political system
Honduras , Republic of Honduras	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Honduras
India , Republic of India	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of India
Indonesia , Republic of Indonesia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Indonesia
Iraq , Republic of Iraq	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Iraq
Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran	Islamic Republic	Mixed form; Presidential system of government with theocratic elements	Political system of Iran
Ireland	republic	Parliamentary government system	Irish political system
Iceland , Republic of Iceland	republic	Parliamentary government system	Icelandic political system
Israel , State of Israel	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Israel
Italy , Italian Republic	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Italy
Jamaica	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Jamaica Political System
Japan , State of Japan	Empire	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Japan
Yemen , Republic of Yemen	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Yemen
Jordan , Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Jordanian political system
Cambodia , Kingdom of Cambodia	kingdom	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Cambodia
Cameroon , Republic of Cameroon	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Cameroon
Canada	Federal Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Canada
Cape Verde , Republic of Cape Verde	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Cape Verde
Kazakhstan , Republic of Kazakhstan	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Kazakhstan
Qatar , State of Qatar	emirate	Absolute Monarchy	Qatar political system
Kenya , Republic of Kenya	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Kenya
Kyrgyzstan , Kyrgyz Republic	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Kyrgyzstan
Kiribati , Republic of Kiribati	republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Kiribati political system
Colombia , Republic of Colombia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Colombia
Comoros , Union of Comoros	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Republic of the Congo
North Korea , Democratic People's Republic of Korea	People's Republic	One-party system	North Korea Political System
South Korea , Republic of Korea	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of South Korea
Kosovo , Republic of Kosovo	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Kosovo
Croatia ,	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Croatia
Cuba , Republic of Cuba	republic	One-party system	Cuba's political system
Kuwait , Emirate of Kuwait	emirate	Constitutional monarchy	Kuwait political system
Laos , Laos People's Democratic Republic	People's Republic	One-party system	Political system of Laos
Lesotho , Kingdom of Lesotho	kingdom	Parliamentary monarchy	Lesotho's political system
Latvia , Republic of Latvia	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Latvia
Lebanon , Lebanese Republic	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Lebanon
Liberia , Republic of Liberia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Liberia
Libya , State of Libya	republic	Transitional government	Political system of Libya
Liechtenstein , Principality of Liechtenstein	principality	Constitutional monarchy	Liechtenstein's political system
Lithuania , Republic of Lithuania	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Lithuania
Luxembourg , Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Grand duchy	Parliamentary monarchy	Political system of Luxembourg
Madagascar , Republic of Madagascar	republic	Transitional government	Political system of Madagascar
Malawi , Republic of Malawi	republic	Presidential political system	Malawi's political system
Malaysia ,	Federal electoral monarchy	Parliamentary monarchy	Political system of Malaysia
Maldives , Republic of Maldives	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Maldives
Mali , Republic of Mali	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Mali
Malta , Republic of Malta	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Malta
Morocco , Kingdom of Morocco	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Moroccan political system
Marshall Islands , Republic of the Marshall Islands	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania , Islamic Republic of Mauritania	Islamic Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Mauritania
Mauritius ,	republic	Parliamentary government system	Mauritius Political System
Mexico , United Mexican States	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Mexico
Micronesia	Federal Republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Micronesia Political System
Republic of Moldova ,	republic	Parliamentary government system	Moldova's political system
Monaco , Principality of Monaco	principality	Constitutional monarchy	Monaco's political system
Mongolia , Mongolian State	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Mongolia
Montenegro	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Montenegro
Mozambique , Republic of Mozambique	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Mozambique political system
Myanmar , Republic of the Union of Myanmar	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Myanmar Political System
Namibia , Republic of Namibia	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Namibia
Nauru , Republic of Nauru	republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Political system Naurus
Nepal , Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	Federal Republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Nepal
New Zealand	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	New Zealand Political System
Nicaragua , Republic of Nicaragua	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Nicaragua
Netherlands , Kingdom of the Netherlands	kingdom	Parliamentary government system	Political system of the Netherlands
Niger , Republic of Niger	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Niger
Nigeria , Federal Republic of Nigeria	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Nigeria
Niue , Niue / Niuë	Autonomous state in "free association with New Zealand"	Parliamentary government system	Niue Political System
North Macedonia , Republic of North Macedonia	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of North Macedonia
Norway , Kingdom of Norway	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Political system of Norway
Oman , Sultanate of Oman	sultanate	Absolute Monarchy	Political system of Oman
Austria , Republic of Austria	Federal Republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Austria
East Timor , Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of East Timor
Pakistan , Islamic Republic of Pakistan	Federal Islamic Republic	Parliamentary government system	Pakistani political system
Palestine , State of Palestine	Partially autonomous area	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of the state of Palestine
Palau , Republic of Palau	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Palau
Panama , Republic of Panama	republic	Presidential political system	Panamanian political system
Papua New Guinea , Independent State of Papua New Guinea	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay , Republic of Paraguay	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Paraguay
Peru , Republic of Peru	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Peru
Philippines , Republic of the Philippines	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Philippines
Poland , Republic of Poland	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Poland
Portugal , Portuguese Republic	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Portugal
Rwanda , Republic of Rwanda	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Rwanda
Romania	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Romania's political system
Russia , Russian Federation	Federal Republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Russia
St. Kitts and Nevis , Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis	Federal Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	St. Kitts and Nevis Political System
St. Lucia	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Political system of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Solomon Islands Political System
Zambia , Republic of Zambia	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Zambia
Samoa , Independent State of Samoa	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of the Samoas
San Marino , Republic of San Marino	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe , Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	kingdom	Absolute Monarchy	Political system of Saudi Arabia
Sweden , Kingdom of Sweden	kingdom	Parliamentary monarchy	Sweden's political system
Switzerland , Swiss Confederation	Federal Republic	Directory system	Political system of Switzerland
Senegal , Republic of Senegal	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Senegal
Serbia , Republic of Serbia	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Serbia
Seychelles , Republic of Seychelles	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of the Seychelles
Sierra Leone , Republic of Sierra Leone	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe , Republic of Zimbabwe	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Zimbabwe
Singapore , Republic of Singapore	republic	Parliamentary government system	Singapore Political System
Slovakia , Slovak Republic	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Slovakia
Slovenia , Republic of Slovenia	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Slovenia
Somalia , Federal Republic of Somalia	Federal republic / disintegrated state	Parliamentary government system	Politics of Somalia
Somaliland , Republic of Somaliland	republic	Presidential political system	Politics of Somaliland
Spain , Kingdom of Spain	kingdom	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Spain
Sri Lanka , Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Sri Lankan Political System
South Africa , Republic of South Africa	republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Political system of South Africa
Sudan , Republic of Sudan	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Sudan
South Sudan , Republic of South Sudan	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Political system of South Sudan
South Ossetia	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of South Ossetia
Suriname , Republic of Suriname	republic	Parliament-bound executive power	Surinamese political system
Syria , Syrian Arab Republic	republic	semi - presidential one - party system	Syrian political system
Tajikistan , Republic of Tajikistan	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Tajikistan
Tanzania , United Republic of Tanzania	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Tanzania
Thailand , Kingdom of Thailand	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Political system of Thailand
Togo , Republic of Togo	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Togo
Tonga , Kingdom of Tonga	kingdom	Constitutional monarchy	Political system of Tonga
Transnistria , Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago , Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of Trinidad and Tobago
Chad , Republic of Chad	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Chad
Czech Republic , Czech Republic	republic	Parliamentary government system	Political system of the Czech Republic
Tunisia , Republic of Tunisia	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Tunisia
Turkey , Republic of Turkey	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Turkey
Northern Cyprus , Turkish annexed part of the Republic of Cyprus	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Northern Cyprus political system
Turkmenistan , Republic of Turkmenistan	republic	One-party system	Political system of Turkmenistan
Tuvalu , Constitutional Monarchy Tuvalu	Commonwealth Realm	Parliamentary government system	Tuvalus political system
Uganda , Republic of Uganda	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Uganda
Ukraine	republic	Semi-presidential system of government	Political system of Ukraine
Hungary	republic	Parliamentary government system	Hungarian political system
Uruguay , Republic of East Uruguay	republic	Presidential political system	Uruguayan Political System
Uzbekistan , Republic of Uzbekistan	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu , Republic of Vanuatu	republic	Parliamentary government system	Vanuatu's political system
Vatican City , Vatican City State	Elective monarchy	Absolute Monarchy	Political system of the Vatican
Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	Venezuelan political system
United Arab Emirates	Federation of Autonomous Emirates	Constitutional elective monarchy	United Arab Emirates political system
United States , United States of America	Federal Republic	Presidential political system	United States Political System
United Kingdom , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	kingdom	Parliamentary government system	United Kingdom Political System
Vietnam , Socialist Republic of Vietnam	republic	One-party system	Political system of Vietnam
Belarus , Republic of Belarus	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of Belarus
Western Sahara , Sahara Democratic Arab Republic	republic	Government in exile with a presidential system of government	Political system of the Western Sahara
Central African Republic	republic	Presidential system of government with prime minister	Political system of the Central African Republic
Republic of Cyprus	republic	Presidential political system	Political system of Cyprus

literature

• Barry Turner (Ed.): The Statesman's Yearbook 2012. The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. 148th edition. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke 2011, ISBN 978-0-230-24802-1
• Europa Publications (Ed.): The Europa World Year Book 2012. 53rd edition. Routledge Chapman & Hall, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-85743-611-2
• Editing Editing Weltalmanach (Ed.): The new Fischer Weltalmanach 2012: Numbers data facts . 52nd edition. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-596-72012-5

Web links

• Central Intelligence Agency : The World Factbook , 2011 (data source unless otherwise stated)
• Country and travel information from the Federal Foreign Office
• The Fischer World Almanac
• [1] Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Usual long form of the name, since the state is controversial, there is no official long form.
2. ↑ Abkhazia considers itself to be an independent state under this name
3. ↑ The office of president automatically goes to the top candidate of the party with the most votes in the parliamentary elections. The democratic separation of powers is abolished in the 2010 constitution.
4. ↑ The High Representative of the United Nations has the power to overturn all decisions of government and parliament, to dismiss officials and can issue his own laws and ordinances.
5. ↑ Partly recognized, not a member of the United Nations.
6. ↑ According to a constitutional amendment made in 2010, the country received a parliamentary system of government, this change came into force in the 2013 presidential election.
7. ↑ The office of president automatically goes to the top candidate of the party with the most votes in the parliamentary elections.
8. ↑ A constitution has existed since 2003, but it does not restrict the absolute power of the monarch.
9. ↑ Partly recognized, not a member of the United Nations.
10. ^ Admitted to the United Nations on April 8, 1993 under the provisional designation "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"; this designation was only valid for purposes of the United Nations, since the name “Macedonia” was disputed between Greece and Macedonia . The official short form in Austria and Switzerland was "Macedonia" (without addition).
11. ↑ A constitution has existed since 1996, but it does not restrict the absolute power of the monarch. Parliament only has an advisory role.
12. ↑ A "Basic Law" has existed since 1992, but it does not restrict the absolute power of the monarch.
13. ↑ Own designation: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
14. ↑ The office of president automatically goes to the top candidate of the party with the most votes in the parliamentary elections.
15. ↑ The traditional designation “Republic of Belarus” applies to domestic correspondence and the labeling of maps. In official interstate correspondence, the term "Republic of Belarus" applies.