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x United States of America 800px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Washington Constitution English Language
The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America,...
Democracy
Federal republic
Republic
Presidential system
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x Germany Picture 6.png Berlin Federal republic German Language
Germany (pronounced /ˈdʒɜrməni/ ( listen)), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant]  ( listen)), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the...
Democracy
Parliamentary republic
x Australia Austraalia kaart Canberra Parliamentary system English Language
Australia (pronounced /əˈstreɪljə/ ə-STRAYL-yə or /ɒˈstreɪljə/ o-STRAYL-yə, or more formally as /ɔːˈstreɪliə/ aw-STRAY-lee-ə), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland (the...
Constitutional monarchy
x Iran Location of Interim Government of Iran Tehran Dictatorship Persian language
Iran (Persian: ایران [ʔiˈɾɒn]( listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was...
Theocracy Azerbaijani language
Kurdish language
Caspian languages
Gilaki Language
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x United Kingdom united-kingdom.jpg London Constitutional monarchy English Language
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago...
Parliamentary system Welsh Language
Scottish Gaelic language
x Hong Kong The view of Hong Kong, Kowloon and Victoria Harbour from the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong Island Victoria City Representative democracy Standard Cantonese
Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區), is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and was a British Crown colony until 1997. Consisting of a peninsula and 236...
Chinese language
Standard Mandarin
English Language
Cantonese
x Iceland Carte physique de l'Islande. Reykjavik Parliamentary republic Icelandic Language
The Republic of Iceland ( /ˈaɪslənd/ (help·info)) (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (names of Iceland); IPA: [ˈislant]) is a European island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of...
x France Map-of-France.jpg Paris Republic French Language
France (pronounced /ˈfræns/ ( listen) or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation (help·info): [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several...
Semi-presidential system
x India Taj Mahal in March 2004 New Delhi Democracy Hindi Language
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most...
Parliamentary system English Language
Federal republic
Republic
x Canada Picture 3.png Ottawa Parliamentary system English Language
Canada (pronounced /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by...
Constitutional monarchy French Language
x Russia Russian_Federation_(orthographic_projection) Moscow Republic Russian Language
Russia (pronounced /ˈrʌʃə/ ( listen); Russian: Россия transliterated: Rossiya , pronounced [rʌˈsʲijə]), officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация​ (help·info), Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a country...
Semi-presidential system
Presidential system
x Japan Japan.jpg Tokyo Constitutional monarchy Japanese Language
Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia,...
Parliamentary system
Monarchy
x Italy Italia Rome Parliamentary republic Italian Language
Italy /ˈɪtəli/ (help·info) (Italian: Italia, [iˈtalja]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea,...
x Philippines Location of Biak-na-Bato, Republic of Manila Republic Filipino language
The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas [pɪlɪˈpinɐs]) officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. To its west across the South China...
Presidential system English Language
Constitutional republic Tagalog language
x South Africa south-africa.jpg Pretoria, Gauteng Presidential system Afrikaans Language
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and...
Bloemfontein, Free State Republic South African English
Cape Town Parliamentary system Ndebele Language
Constitution Sotho, Northern Language
Democracy Southern Sotho
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x Thailand Thailand map CIA Bangkok Parliamentary system Thai Language
The Kingdom of Thailand (pronounced /ˈtaɪlænd/; Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai, IPA: [râːtɕʰa ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k tʰɑj]( listen)) is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar,...
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchy
x Poland poland.jpg Warsaw Democracy Polish Language
Poland /ˈpoʊlənd/ (help·info) (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania...
Parliamentary republic
x Republic of Ireland Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Ireland) Dublin Parliamentary system Irish
Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɪrlənd/  ( listen), locally [ˈaɾlənd]; Irish: Éire, pronounced [ˈeːɾʲə]  ( listen)) is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on...
Republic English Language
Democracy Hiberno-English
Constitutional republic
x Brazil Brazil.jpg Brasília Federal republic Portuguese Language
Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil) listen (help·info), is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country on that continent. It is the...
Presidential system
x Argentina Los Andes Buenos Aires Federal republic Spanish Language
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, pronounced [reˈpuβlika arxenˈtina]), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is...
Presidential system
x Belgium belgium.jpg Brussels Parliamentary system Dutch Language
The Kingdom of Belgium /ˈbɛldʒəm/ (help·info) is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an...
City of Brussels Constitutional monarchy German Language
Monarchy French Language
x Netherlands Nllarge.gif Amsterdam Parliamentary system Dutch Language
The Netherlands (pronounced /ˈnɛðərləndz/ ( listen); Dutch: Nederland, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt]  ( listen)) is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic...
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchy
x Denmark Dannebrog, the Danish flag Copenhagen Constitutional monarchy Danish Language
Denmark (pronounced /ˈdɛnmɑrk/ ( listen); Danish: Danmark, pronounced [ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊], archaic: [ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊]) is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries;...
Parliamentary system
Monarchy
x Sweden Location of Sweden Stockholm Parliamentary system Swedish Language
Sweden (pronounced /ˈswiːdən/ (help·info), Swedish: Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige (help·info)), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway...
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchy
x Turkey Location of Turkey Ankara Parliamentary republic Turkish Language
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern...
x Venezuela Venezuela map Caracas Presidential system Spanish Language
Venezuela (pronounced /ˌvɛnɨˈzweɪlə/ or /ˌvɛnɨˈzwɛlə/; in Spanish pronounced [be̞ne̞ˈswe̞la]), officially titled Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a tropical country on the northern coast of South...
Federal republic
Republic
x North Korea Location of North Korea Pyongyang Communist state Korean Language
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is...
Dictatorship
x South Korea სეული Seoul Republic Korean Language
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Korean: 대한민국, pronounced [tɛːhanminɡuk̚]  ( listen)) and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by...
Presidential system
Semi-presidential system
x Mexico Mexfromspace.PNG Mexico City Constitution Spanish Language
The United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), commonly known as Mexico (English: /ˈmɛksɪkoʊ/) (Spanish: México (help·info) [ˈmexiko]), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north...
Federal republic
Democracy
Presidential system
x New Zealand LocationNewZealand Wellington Mixed member proportional representation English Language
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
Parliamentary system Maori Language
Constitutional monarchy New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand English
x Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius Semi-presidential system Lithuanian language
Lithuania [ˌlɪθuˈeɪniə] (help·info), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it...
x Spain Location of Spain Madrid Constitutional monarchy Spanish Language
Spain /ˈspeɪn/ (help·info) (Spanish: España, pronounced [esˈpaɲa]  ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south...
Parliamentary system Basque Language
Monarchy Catalan language
Galician Language
Aranese language
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x Singapore Vanda Miss Joaquim Singapore Parliamentary republic Tamil Language
Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡, Xīnjiāpō; Malay: Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர், Cingkappūr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator...
Standard Mandarin
Chinese language
Malay Language
English Language
x Norway Location of Norway Oslo Parliamentary system Nynorsk
Norway (pronounced /ˈnɔrweɪ/ ( listen); Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål), Noreg (Nynorsk) or Norga (North Sami)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan...
Constitutional monarchy Bokmål
Monarchy Norwegian language
Sami languages
x Czech Republic Czech-Tourism.jpg Prague Parliamentary republic Czech Language
The Czech Republic /ˈtʃɛk rɨˈpʌblɪk/ (help·info) (Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka]  ( listen), short form Česko [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country...
x Croatia   Zagreb Parliamentary republic Croatian language
Croatia ( /kroʊˈeɪʃə/ (help·info); Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska listen (help·info)), is a country in southeast Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the...
x Slovakia Zemljevid Slovaške Bratislava Parliamentary republic Slovak Language
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia /sloʊˈvɑːkiə/ (help·info); Slovak: Slovensko (help·info), long form Slovenská republika (help·info)) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with a population of over five million and an area of about...
x Morocco Geografisk beliggenhet Rabat Constitutional monarchy Arabic language
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 32 million and an area just under 447,000 square kilometres (173,000 sq mi). Its capital is Rabat, and its largest city is Casablanca....
Monarchy French Language
x Luxembourg округа Люксембурга Luxembourg Parliamentary system Luxembourgeois Language
Luxembourg (pronounced /ˈlʌksəmbɜrɡ/ ( listen)), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg), is a small, landlocked country in western...
Constitutional monarchy German Language
Monarchy French Language
x Pakistan Pakistan Flag Islamabad Parliamentary Democracy Urdu Language
Pakistan (Urdu: پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It has a 1,046 kilometre (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the...
Democracy English Language
Republic Seraiki Language
Federal republic Sindhi Language
Semi-presidential system Pashto language
more
x Finland Location Finland EU Europe Helsinki Republic Finnish Language
Finland (pronounced /ˈfɪnlənd/ (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the...
Parliamentary republic Swedish Language
Semi-presidential system Sami languages
x Switzerland 300px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png Berne Federal republic Romansch Language
Switzerland (German: die Schweiz French: la Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 states...
Direct democracy Schwyzerdütsch Language
Parliamentary republic German Language
Italian Language
French Language
x Botswana   Gaborone Parliamentary republic Tswana Language
The Republic of Botswana (Tswana: Lefatshe la Botswana) is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Citizens of Botswana are called "Batswana" (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly a British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana...
English Language
x Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Parliamentary system Malay Language
Malaysia (pronounced /məˈleɪʒə/ or /məˈleɪziə/) (马来西亚) is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala...
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchy
x Egypt Мапа Єгипту. Cairo Semi-presidential system Arabic language
Egypt (pronounced /ˈiːdʒɪpt/ ( listen); Arabic: مصر‎ Miṣr, pronounced [misˤɾ]  ( listen); Egyptian Arabic: Maṣr [ˈmɑsˤɾ]; Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, kīmi; Egyptian: Kemet), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the...
Republic English Language
Dictatorship Modern Standard Arabic
French Language
x Hungary Counties of Hungary Budapest Republic Hungarian
Hungary /ˈhʌŋɡəri/ (help·info) (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ]  ( listen)), in English officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság listen (help·info), literally Magyar (Hungarian) Republic), is a landlocked country in the...
Parliamentary republic
x Andorra Location Andorra Europe Andorra la Vella Parliamentary system Catalan language
Andorra /ænˈdɒrə/ (help·info), officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, is a small country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and...
Monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
x United Arab Emirates LocationUnitedArabEmirates Abu Dhabi Monarchy Arabic language
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎, Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) is a federation of seven emirates situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf,...
Absolute monarchy
x Afghanistan 800px-Hamid_Karzai_at_Kabul_Military_Training_Center_in_2002.jpg Kabul Presidential system Persian language
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East. It is bordered by Iran in the south and west, Pakistan in the south...
Dari
Pashto language
x Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda map St. John's Parliamentary system English Language
Antigua and Barbuda (Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded") is an island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands — Antigua (pronounced /ænˈtiːɡə/) and Barbuda(/bɑrˈbjuːdə/) ...
x Anguilla Location of Anguilla The Valley   English Language
Anguilla (pronounced /æŋˈɡwɪlə/ ang-GWIL-ə) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16 mi)...
x Albania Albanian drummer wearing a qeleshe Tirana Parliamentary system Albanian language
Albania /ælˈbeɪniə/ (help·info) (Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria, Gheg Albanian: Shqipnia or Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a Mediterranean country in South...
Parliamentary republic
x Armenia Location of Kingdom of Armenia Yerevan Presidential system Armenian Language
Armenia /ɑrˈmiːniə/ (help·info) (Armenian: Հայաստան, transliterated: Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun, [hɑjɑstɑˈni hɑnɾɑpɛtuˈtʰjun]), is a landlocked mountainous...
x Netherlands Antilles Location of Netherlands Antilles Willemstad   Papiamentu Language
The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen (help·info)), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao...
Dutch Language
English Language
Spanish Language
x Angola   Luanda Republic Portuguese Language
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced [ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ]; Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on...
Presidential system
x Antarctica 600px-Antarctica 6400px from Blue Marble.jpg   Antarctic Treaty System  
Antarctica (pronounced /ænˈtɑrktɪkə/ ( listen), is Earth's southernmost continent, underlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the...
x American Samoa Location of American Samoa Pago Pago   Samoan Language
American Samoa /əˈmɛrɪkən səˈmoʊə/ (help·info) (Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa (formerly known as Western...
Fagatogo English Language
x Austria Bundesadler Vienna Federal republic German Language
Austria /ˈɔːstriə/ (help·info) (German: Österreich (help·info)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech...
Parliamentary republic Croatian language
Slovenian language
Austrian German
Hungarian
x Aruba LocationAruba Oranjestad Constitutional monarchy Dutch Language
Aruba (pronounced /əˈruːbə/) is a 33-kilometre (21 mi)-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, it forms a...
Papiamentu Language
Spanish Language
English Language
x Azerbaijan Maidentt Baku Presidential system Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijan (pronounced /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ ( listen); Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan), formally the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası), is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and...
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