Government Reference
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 republic
30
Bangladesh, South Africa, Italy, Bolivia and 26 more
Constitutional monarchy
27
Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Canada and 23 more
Republic
24
Egypt, Philippines, DR Congo, Myanmar and 20 more
Presidential system
21
Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, Uganda and 17 more
Federal republic
14
Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Ethiopia and 10 more
Constitutional republic
5
India, United States, Mexico, Liberia and 1 more
Absolute monarchy
5
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Eswatini and 1 more
Semi-presidential system
4
France, Ukraine, Romania, Rwanda
Parliamentary system
4
Poland, Mongolia, Armenia, Albania
Parliamentary monarchy
3
Spain, New Zealand, Greenland
People's republic
2
China, Algeria
Federal parliamentary republic
2
Germany, Austria
Democracy
2
Ghana, Taiwan
Federation
2
Australia, Belgium
Communist dictatorship
2
North Korea, Laos
Democratic republic
2
Chile, Slovenia
Parliamentary democracy
2
Malta, Curaçao
British overseas territories
2
Cayman Islands, Bermuda
Super-presidential republic
1
Russia
One-party state
1
Vietnam
Islamic republic
1
Iran
Emirate
1
Afghanistan
Provisional government
1
Syria
Military junta
1
Burkina Faso
Unitary state
1
Cuba
Participatory democracy
1
Uruguay
Monarchy
1
Aruba
Parliamentary coprincipality
1
Andorra
Diarchy
1
San Marino
Overseas collectivity of france
1
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.
| Country | State inception |
|---|---|
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 301 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 476 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 481 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 789 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 800 |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 882 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 900 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 900 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1000 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1128 |
| 🇬🇬 Guernsey | 1204 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1238 |
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