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World's states coloured by systems of government:
Parliamentary systems: Head of government is elected or nominated by and accountable to the legislature
   Constitutional monarchy with a ceremonial monarch
   Parliamentary republic with a ceremonial president

Presidential system: President is the head of government and is independent of the legislature
  Presidential republic

Hybrid systems:
   Semi-presidential republic: Executive president is independent of the legislature; head of government is appointed by the president and is accountable to the legislature
   Assembly-independent republic: President or directory is the head of government and is elected by the legislature, but is not accountable to it

   Semi-constitutional monarchy: Monarch holds significant executive or legislative power
   Absolute monarchy: Monarch has unlimited power
   One-party state: Power is constitutionally linked to a single political party
   Military junta: Committee of military leaders controls the government; constitutional provisions are suspended
   Provisional government: No constitutionally defined basis to current regime
  Dependent territories and places without governments

Note: this chart represent de jure systems of government, not the de facto degree of democracy.[ citation needed]

This map was compiled according to List of countries by system of government#Systems of governance. See there for sources. Discuss categorization errors at Talk:List of countries by system of government. Discuss legend of this map at this page's talk.

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