Republics with an executive president or directory elected by or nominated by the legislature that may or may not be subject to parliamentary confidence
Parliamentary republics2
Parliamentary constitutional monarchies where royalty does not hold significant power
Parliamentary constitutional monarchies which have a separate head of government but where royalty holds significant executive and/or legislative power
Countries where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military juntas)
Countries that do not fit any of the above systems (e.g. provisional governments/unclear political situations)
Overseas possessions, colonies, and places without governments
1 This map was compiled according to the Wikipedia list of countries by system of government. See there for sources. 2 This map presents only the de jure form of government, and not the de facto degree of democracy. Some countries which are de jure republics are de facto authoritarian regimes. For a measure of the degree of democracy in countries around the world, see the Democracy Index or V-Dem Democracy indices.
අරාජික (Anarchy) - Absence, or lack of government.[1][2]
ව්යවස්ථාපිත රජාණ්ඩු (Constitutional Monarchy) - A government that has a monarch, but his/her power is strictly limited by the government. Example: United Kingdom.
ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික ආණ්ඩු (Democracy) - Rule by a government where the people as a whole hold the power. It may be exercised by them (direct democracy), or through representatives chosen by them (representative democracy).[3][4][5]
Despotism - Governing by a single individual, the despot, who wields all the power and authority of the state. Other persons are subsidiary to the despot.
ඒකාධිපතිවාදය - Rule by an individual who has full power over the country.[6] See also Autocracy and Stratocracy.
රජාණ්ඩු (Monarchy) - Rule by an individual who has inherited the role and expects to bequeath it to their heir.[7]
රදල ආණ්ඩු (Oligarchy) - Rule by a small group of people who share similar interests or family relations.[8]
ධනපති ආණ්ඩු (Plutocracy) - A government composed of the wealthy class.
පූජක තන්ත්ර (Theocracy) - Rule by a religious elite.[9]
Tyranny - Governing by a single ruler, the tyrant, holding vast, if not absolute power through a state.
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Fotopoulos, Takis, The Multidimensional Crisis and Inclusive Democracy. (Athens: Gordios, 2005). (English translation of the book with the same title published in Greek).