Country ranking for field: government type 1998

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This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.):


1flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan0 
2flag of Papua New GuineaPapua New Guineaparliamentary democracy 
3flag of NicaraguaNicaraguarepublic 
4flag of NigerNigerrepublic 
5flag of NigeriaNigeriamilitary government; Nigeria has been ruled by one military regime after another since 31 December 1983; on 1 October 1995 the present military government announced it will turn power over to democratically elected civilian authorities on 1 October 1998 
6flag of NiueNiueself-governing parliamentary democracy 
7flag of Norfolk IslandNorfolk IslandNA 
8flag of North KoreaNorth KoreaCommunist state; one-man dictatorship 
9flag of Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islandscommonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor lieutenant governor and legislature 
10flag of NorwayNorwayconstitutional monarchy 
11flag of OmanOmanmonarchy 
12flag of PalauPalauconstitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994 
13flag of PanamaPanamaconstitutional republic 
14flag of ParaguayParaguayrepublic 
15flag of New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaNA 
16flag of PeruPerurepublic 
17flag of PhilippinesPhilippinesrepublic 
18flag of Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn IslandsNA 
19flag of PolandPolanddemocratic state 
20flag of PortugalPortugalparliamentary democracy 
21flag of Puerto RicoPuerto Ricocommonwealth 
22flag of QatarQatartraditional monarchy 
23flag of RomaniaRomaniarepublic 
24flag of RussiaRussiafederation 
25flag of RwandaRwandarepublic; presidential multiparty system 
26flag of Saint HelenaSaint HelenaNA 
27flag of New ZealandNew Zealandparliamentary democracy 
28flag of NepalNepalparliamentary democracy as of 12 May 1991 
29flag of Saint LuciaSaint Luciaparliamentary democracy 
30flag of MartiniqueMartiniqueNA 
31flag of LiechtensteinLiechtensteinhereditary constitutional monarchy 
32flag of LithuaniaLithuaniaparliamentary democracy 
33flag of LuxembourgLuxembourgconstitutional monarchy 
34flag of MacauMacauNA 
35flag of MadagascarMadagascarrepublic 
36flag of MalawiMalawimultiparty democracy 
37flag of MalaysiaMalaysiaconstitutional monarchy 
38flag of MaldivesMaldivesrepublic 
39flag of MaliMalirepublic 
40flag of MaltaMaltaparliamentary democracy 
41flag of Marshall IslandsMarshall Islandsconstitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 
42flag of MauritaniaMauritaniarepublic 
43flag of NauruNaururepublic 
44flag of MauritiusMauritiusparliamentary democracy 
45flag of MayotteMayotteNA 
46flag of MexicoMexicofederal republic operating under a centralized government 
47flag of MoldovaMoldovarepublic 
48flag of MonacoMonacoconstitutional monarchy 
49flag of MongoliaMongoliarepublic 
50flag of MontserratMontserratNA 
51flag of MoroccoMoroccoconstitutional monarchy 
52flag of MozambiqueMozambiquerepublic 
53flag of MyanmarMyanmarmilitary regime 
54flag of NamibiaNamibiarepublic 
55flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevisconstitutional monarchy 
56flag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadinesconstitutional monarchy 
57flag of LiberiaLiberiarepublic 
58flag of UkraineUkrainerepublic 
59flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlandsconstitutional monarchy 
60flag of TogoTogorepublic under transition to multiparty democratic rule 
61flag of TokelauTokelauNA 
62flag of TongaTongahereditary constitutional monarchy 
63flag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobagoparliamentary democracy 
64flag of TunisiaTunisiarepublic 
65flag of TurkeyTurkeyrepublican parliamentary democracy 
66flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanrepublic 
67flag of Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsNA 
68flag of TuvaluTuvaluconstitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy; began debating republic status in 1992 
69flag of UgandaUgandarepublic 
70flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emiratesfederation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates 
71flag of The BahamasThe Bahamascommonwealth 
72flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdomconstitutional monarchy 
73flag of United StatesUnited Statesfederal republic; strong democratic tradition 
74flag of UruguayUruguayrepublic 
75flag of UzbekistanUzbekistanrepublic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule with little power outside the executive branch and executive power concentrated in the presidency 
76flag of VanuatuVanuaturepublic 
77flag of VenezuelaVenezuelarepublic 
78flag of VietnamVietnamCommunist state 
79flag of Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaNA 
80flag of Western SaharaWestern Saharalegal status of territory and question of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front 
81flag of YemenYemenrepublic 
82flag of ZambiaZambiarepublic 
83flag of The GambiaThe Gambiarepublic under multiparty democratic rule 
84flag of ThailandThailandconstitutional monarchy 
85flag of SamoaSamoaconstitutional monarchy under native chief 
86flag of South AfricaSouth Africarepublic 
87flag of San MarinoSan Marinorepublic 
88flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabiamonarchy 
89flag of SenegalSenegalrepublic under multiparty democratic rule 
90flag of Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegrorepublic 
91flag of SeychellesSeychellesrepublic 
92flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leoneconstitutional democracy 
93flag of SingaporeSingaporerepublic within Commonwealth 
94flag of SlovakiaSlovakiaparliamentary democracy 
95flag of SloveniaSloveniaparliamentary democratic republic 
96flag of Solomon IslandsSolomon Islandsparliamentary democracy 
97flag of SomaliaSomalianone 
98flag of South KoreaSouth Korearepublic 
99flag of TanzaniaTanzaniarepublic 
100flag of SpainSpainparliamentary monarchy 
101flag of Sri LankaSri Lankarepublic 
102flag of SudanSudantransitional_previously ruling military junta; presidential and National Assembly elections held in March 1996; new constitution drafted by Presidential Committee will go before public in national referendum in May-June 1998 
103flag of SurinameSurinamerepublic 
104flag of SvalbardSvalbardNA 
105flag of SwazilandSwazilandmonarchy; independent member of Commonwealth 
106flag of SwedenSwedenconstitutional monarchy 
107flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandfederal republic 
108flag of SyriaSyriarepublic under military regime since March 1963 
109flag of TaiwanTaiwanmultiparty democratic regime headed by popularly elected president 
110flag of TajikistanTajikistanrepublic 
111flag of LibyaLibyaJamahiriya 
112flag of LesothoLesothoparliamentary constitutional monarchy 
113flag of AlbaniaAlbaniaemerging democracy 
114flag of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandNA 
115flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Fasoparliamentary 
116flag of BurundiBurundirepublic 
117flag of Cabo VerdeCabo Verderepublic 
118flag of CambodiaCambodiamultiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993 
119flag of CameroonCameroonunitary republic; multiparty presidential regime 
120flag of CanadaCanadafederation with parliamentary democracy 
121flag of Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsNA 
122flag of Central African RepublicCentral African Republicrepublic 
123flag of ChadChadrepublic 
124flag of ChileChilerepublic 
125flag of ChinaChinaCommunist state 
126flag of Cocos IslandsCocos IslandsNA 
127flag of BruneiBruneiconstitutional sultanate 
128flag of ColombiaColombiarepublic; executive branch dominates government structure 
129flag of ComorosComorosindependent republic 
130flag of CongoCongorepublic 
131flag of Cook IslandsCook Islandsself-governing parliamentary democracy 
132flag of Costa RicaCosta Ricademocratic republic 
133flag of CroatiaCroatiapresidential/parliamentary democracy 
134flag of CubaCubaCommunist state 
135flag of CyprusCyprusrepublic 
136flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republicparliamentary democracy 
137flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoirerepublic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960 
138flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congodictatorship; presumably undergoing a transition to representative government 
139flag of BulgariaBulgariarepublic 
140flag of British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsNA 
141flag of DjiboutiDjiboutirepublic 
142flag of AustriaAustriafederal republic 
143flag of AlgeriaAlgeriarepublic 
144flag of American SamoaAmerican SamoaNA 
145flag of AndorraAndorraparliamentary democracy 
146flag of AngolaAngolatransitional government nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system 
147flag of AnguillaAnguillaNA 
148flag of AntarcticaAntarcticaAntarctic Treaty Summary_The Antarctic Treaty signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961 establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica. Administration is carried out through consultative member meetings_the 18th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was in Japan in April 1993 
149flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbudaparliamentary democracy 
150flag of ArgentinaArgentinarepublic 
151flag of ArmeniaArmeniarepublic 
152flag of ArubaArubaparliamentary 
153flag of AustraliaAustraliademocratic federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign 
154flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanrepublic 
155flag of BrazilBrazilfederal republic 
156flag of BangladeshBangladeshrepublic 
157flag of BarbadosBarbadosparliamentary democracy 
158flag of BelarusBelarusrepublic 
159flag of BelgiumBelgiumfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch 
160flag of BelizeBelizeparliamentary democracy 
161flag of BeninBeninrepublic under multiparty democratic rule; dropped Marxism-Leninism December 1989; democratic reforms adopted February 1990; transition to multiparty system completed 4 April 1991 
162flag of BermudaBermudaNA 
163flag of BhutanBhutanmonarchy; special treaty relationship with India 
164flag of BoliviaBoliviarepublic 
165flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovinaemerging democracy 
166flag of BotswanaBotswanaparliamentary republic 
167flag of DenmarkDenmarkconstitutional monarchy 
168flag of DominicaDominicaparliamentary democracy 
169flag of LebanonLebanonrepublic 
170flag of IsraelIsraelrepublic 
171flag of Holy SeeHoly Seemonarchical-sacerdotal state 
172flag of HondurasHondurasrepublic 
173flag of Hong KongHong KongNA 
174flag of HungaryHungaryrepublic 
175flag of IcelandIcelandconstitutional republic 
176flag of IndiaIndiafederal republic 
177flag of IndonesiaIndonesiarepublic 
178flag of IranIrantheocratic republic 
179flag of IraqIraqrepublic 
180flag of IrelandIrelandrepublic 
181flag of Isle of ManIsle of ManNA 
182flag of ItalyItalyrepublic 
183flag of GuyanaGuyanarepublic 
184flag of JamaicaJamaicaparliamentary democracy 
185flag of JapanJapanconstitutional monarchy 
186flag of JerseyJerseyNA 
187flag of JordanJordanconstitutional monarchy 
188flag of KazakhstanKazakhstanrepublic 
189flag of KenyaKenyarepublic 
190flag of KiribatiKiribatirepublic 
191flag of KuwaitKuwaitnominal constitutional monarchy 
192flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanrepublic 
193flag of LaosLaosCommunist state 
194flag of LatviaLatviaparliamentary democracy 
195flag of HaitiHaitirepublic 
196flag of GuineaGuinearepublic 
197flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republicrepublic 
198flag of FinlandFinlandrepublic 
199flag of EcuadorEcuadorrepublic 
200flag of EgyptEgyptrepublic 
201flag of El SalvadorEl Salvadorrepublic 
202flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinearepublic in transition to multiparty democracy 
203flag of EritreaEritreatransitional government 
204flag of EstoniaEstoniaparliamentary democracy 
205flag of EthiopiaEthiopiafederal republic 
206flag of Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsNA 
207flag of Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsNA 
208flag of Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesiaconstitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 
209flag of FijiFijirepublic 
210flag of FranceFrancerepublic 
211flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissaurepublic multiparty since mid-1991 
212flag of French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaNA 
213flag of GabonGabonrepublic; multiparty presidential regime 
214flag of GeorgiaGeorgiarepublic 
215flag of GermanyGermanyfederal republic 
216flag of GhanaGhanaconstitutional democracy 
217flag of GibraltarGibraltarNA 
218flag of GreeceGreeceparliamentary republic; monarchy rejected by referendum 8 December 1974 
219flag of GrenadaGrenadaparliamentary democracy 
220flag of GuadeloupeGuadeloupeNA 
221flag of GuamGuamNA 
222flag of GuatemalaGuatemalarepublic 
223flag of GuernseyGuernseyNA 
224flag of ZimbabweZimbabweparliamentary democracy 


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