Image: Forms of government 2021

Description: English (en): World's states coloured by form of government.   Full presidential republics.  Semi-presidential republics.  Republics with an executive presidency elected by or nominated by the legislature.  Parliamentary republics.  Parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch does not personally exercise power (except perhaps reserve powers).  Dual system constitutional monarchies in which the monarch personally exercises power (often alongside a weak parliament).  Absolute monarchies.  Single-party state.  Countries in which constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military juntas).  Countries which do not fit any of the above systems (e.g. transitional governments).  No government. Note that several states constitutionally deemed to be multiparty republics are broadly described by outsiders as authoritarian states. This chart aims to represent de jure form of government, not de facto degree of democracy.
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