<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> This is a list of countries by system of government . There is also a political mapping of the world that shows what form of government each country has, as well as a brief description of what each form of government entails . The list is colour - coded according to the type of government, for example: blue represents a republic with an executive head of state, and red is a constitutional monarchy with a ceremonial head of state . The colour - coding also appears on the following map, representing the same government categories . The legend of what the different colours represent is found just below the map . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Constitutional form </Th> <Th> Head of state </Th> <Th> Basis of executive legitimacy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas, The </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China, People's Republic of </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo, Democratic Republic of the </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> East Timor </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federated States of Micronesia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia, The </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, North </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, South </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> No constitutionally - defined basis to current regime </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> No constitutionally - defined basis to current regime </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuvalu </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Ceremonial </Td> <Td> Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vatican City </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> All authority vested in absolute monarch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> No constitutionally - defined basis to current regime </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> Republic </Td> <Td> Executive </Td> <Td> Presidency is independent of legislature </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Constitutional form </Th> <Th> Head of state </Th> <Th> Basis of executive legitimacy </Th> </Tr>

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