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Government Reference

Countries covered
240

Systems of government, independence dates and national administration.

Systems of Government

165 of 240 countries have a current system of government recorded in Wikidata. Countries are grouped by their primary classification — many hold several at once.

Parliamentary republic30

Bangladesh, South Africa, Italy, Bolivia and 26 more

Constitutional monarchy27

Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Canada and 23 more

Republic24

Egypt, Philippines, DR Congo, Myanmar and 20 more

Presidential system21

Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, Uganda and 17 more

Federal republic14

Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Ethiopia and 10 more

Constitutional republic5

India, United States, Mexico, Liberia and 1 more

Absolute monarchy5

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Eswatini and 1 more

Semi-presidential system4

France, Ukraine, Romania, Rwanda

Parliamentary system4

Poland, Mongolia, Armenia, Albania

Parliamentary monarchy3

Spain, New Zealand, Greenland

People's republic2

China, Algeria

Federal parliamentary republic2

Germany, Austria

Democracy2

Ghana, Taiwan

Federation2

Australia, Belgium

Communist dictatorship2

North Korea, Laos

Democratic republic2

Chile, Slovenia

Parliamentary democracy2

Malta, Curaçao

British overseas territories2

Cayman Islands, Bermuda

Super-presidential republic1

Russia

One-party state1

Vietnam

Islamic republic1

Iran

Emirate1

Afghanistan

Provisional government1

Syria

Military junta1

Burkina Faso

Unitary state1

Cuba

Participatory democracy1

Uruguay

Monarchy1

Aruba

Parliamentary coprincipality1

Andorra

Diarchy1

San Marino

Overseas collectivity of france1

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Source: Wikidata property P122 (basic form of government), restricted to statements still in force — those with no end date and a non-deprecated rank. Labels are Wikidata's own and are not harmonised into a single classification scheme, so several near-synonyms appear as separate groups.

Earliest State Inception Dates

Wikidata's inception date for the current state or constitutional order — which is not always the date of independence.

The earliest recorded state inception dates, oldest first
CountryContinentState inceptionGovernment
🇸🇲 San MarinoEurope301Diarchy
🇮🇹 ItalyEurope476Parliamentary republic
🇫🇷 FranceEurope481Semi-presidential system
🇲🇦 MoroccoAfrica789Constitutional monarchy
🇩🇰 DenmarkEurope800Constitutional monarchy
🇧🇾 BelarusEurope882Presidential system
🇸🇪 SwedenEurope900Constitutional monarchy
🇳🇴 NorwayEurope900Constitutional monarchy
🇭🇺 HungaryEurope1000Parliamentary republic
🇵🇹 PortugalEurope1128Republic
🇬🇬 GuernseyEurope1204—
🇹🇭 ThailandAsia1238Constitutional monarchy

Inception dates describe the founding of the present state or constitution. For some countries that coincides with independence; for others it marks a later constitutional settlement.

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