Countries with a Republic Government

Countries Under

Constitutional form: Republic
Head of state: Executive
Basis of executive legitimacy: Presidency is independent of legislature
  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Costa Rica
  • Cyprus
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Honduras
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kiribati
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Maldives
  • Mexico
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zambia

Countries Under

Constitutional form: Republic
Head of state: Executive
Basis of executive legitimacy: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lithuania
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mongolia
  • Niger
  • Palestine
  • Portugal
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Zimbabwe

Countries Under

Constitutional form: Republic
Head of state: Executive
Basis of executive legitimacy: Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence
  • Botswana
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Nauru
  • South Africa

Countries Under

Constitutional form: Republic
Head of state: Executive
Basis of executive legitimacy: Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Eritrea
  • Korea, North
  • Laos
  • Sahrawi Republic
  • Syria
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Countries Under

Constitutional form: Republic
Head of state: Ceremonial
Basis of executive legitimacy: Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Bangladesh
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cape Verde
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Dominica
  • East Timor
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Macedonia
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Vanuatu