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This is a list of current monarchies by continent. There are 14 monarchies in Asia, 3 in Africa, 12 in Europe, 10 in North America and 6 in Oceania, total 45 monarchies around the world. South America has no monarchies and is the only populated continent in the world not to have any.
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Monarchy | Official native name | Head of state | Head of government | Type |
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In Arabic; Mamlakat al- Baḥrayn | King | Prime Minister | Mixed |
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In Dzongkha; Druk Yul | Constitutional | ||
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In Malay; Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Negara
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Absolute | |
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In Japanese; Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku | Emperor | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
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In Arabic; al-Mamlakah al-Urdunīyah al-Hāshimīyah | King | ||
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In Khmer; Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa | |||
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In Arabic; Dawlat al-Kuwayt | Emir | ||
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In Malay; Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong | ||
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In Arabic; Salṭanat ‘Umān | Sultan
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Absolute | |
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In Arabic; Dawlat Qaṭar | Emir | Prime Minister | Mixed |
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In Arabic; Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Sa'ūdiyah | King
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Absolute | |
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In Thai; Ratcha Anachak Thai | King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
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In Arabic; Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah | President | Mixed | |
Africa | ||||
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In Sotho; Muso oa Lesotho In English; Kingdom of Lesotho |
King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
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In Arabic; al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya In Berber; Tageldit n Lmaɣrib | |||
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In Swazi; Umbuso weSwatini In English; Kingdom of Eswatini |
Absolute | ||
North America | ||||
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In English; Antigua and Barbuda | Queen | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
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In English; Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |||
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In English; Barbados | |||
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In English; Belize | |||
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In English; Grenada | |||
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In English; Jamaica | |||
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In English and French; Canada In Scots Gaelic; Chanada | |||
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In English; Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | |||
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In English; Saint Lucia | |||
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In English; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |||
Europe | ||||
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In Dutch; Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
Template:Country data Principality of Andorra | In Catalan; Principat d'Andorra | Co-Princes | ||
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In Dutch; Koninkrijk België In French; Royaume de Belgique In German; Königreich Belgien |
King | ||
Template:Country data Sovereign Military Order of Malta | In Italian; Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta In Latin; Supremus Militaris Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodiensis et Melitensis |
Prince and Grand Master | Grand Chancellor | |
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In English; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon In Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann In Scots Gaelic: Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn agus Èirinn a Tuath |
Queen | Prime Minister | |
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In Spanish; Reino de España | King | ||
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In French; Grand-Duché de Luxembourg In German;Großherzogtum Luxemburg In Luxembourgish; Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg |
Grand Duke | ||
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In German; Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Sovereign Prince | ||
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In Bokmål; Kongeriket Norge In Nynorsk; Kongeriket Noreg |
King | ||
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In French; Principauté de Monaco In Monégasque; Principatu de Múnegu |
Sovereign Prince | Minister of State | |
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In Swedish; Konungariket Sverige | King | Prime Minister | |
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In Danish; Kongeriget Danmark | Queen | ||
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In Latin; Status Civitatis Vaticanae In Italian; Stato della Città del Vaticano |
Pope | President of the Pontifical Commission | Absolute |
Oceania | ||||
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In English; Commonwealth of Australia | Queen | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
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In English; Independent State of Papua New Guinea In Tok Pisin; Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini In Hiri Motu Papua Niu Gini | |||
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In English; Solomon Islands | |||
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In English; Tuvalu | |||
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In Tonga; Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga In English; Kingdom of Tonga |
King | ||
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In English; New Zealand In Maori; Aotearoa |
Queen |