The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceania
Government type Australia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Australia published Government type in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Government type in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 6
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Type” (1990 to 1995), “Type of government” (1996) and “Government type” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 6 editions, 1990 to 1995.
Published as “Type”
federal parliamentary state
federal parliamentary state
Published as “Type of government”
federal parliamentary state
federal parliamentary state
federal parliamentary state
federal parliamentary state
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
federal parliamentary state democratic, federal-state system recognizing the
British monarch as sovereign
The same text in 6 editions, 2000 to 2005.
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
federal parliamentary democracy
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign federal parliamentary democracy
The same text in 7 editions, 2009 to 2015.
federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
The same text in 3 editions, 2016 to 2018.
parliamentary democracy (Federal Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
federal parliamentary democracy and (Federal Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
The same text in 7 editions, 2019 to 2025.
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
federal parliamentary democracy (Federal Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Government type.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/government-type.