List of countries by system of government
This is a list of sovereign states 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.
List of countries
Map
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Systems of government
Presidential systems
Presidential systems without a prime minister
These are systems in which a president is the active head of the executive branch of government, and is elected and remains in office independently of the legislature.
In full presidential systems, the president is both head of state and head of government. There is generally no prime minister, although if one exists, in most cases they serve purely at the discretion of the president.
The following list includes democratic and non-democratic states:
Presidential systems with a prime minister
The following countries have presidential systems where a post of prime minister (official title may vary) exists alongside that of the president. The president is still both the head of state and government and the prime minister's roles are mostly to assist the president.
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Semi-presidential systems
Constitutional monarchies
Countries with a constitutional monarchy have a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions. Constitutional monarchies differ from absolute monarchies in that they are bound to exercise powers and authorities within limits prescribed by an established legal framework.
Absolute monarchies
One-party states
In a one-party state, the head of state is either executive or ceramonial, and executive power constetuionally lies at the hands of a singular political organization.
