The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field Government
Government type In 36 editions of 36.
Government type was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2025 edition
- 236
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Government type” (1997 to 2025), “Type” (1990 to 1995) and “Type of government” (1996).
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Africa
55 entriesNiger
formerly, semi-presidential republic
Note: on 26 July 2023, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta which took control of Niger's government, dissolved all government institutions, and rules by decree
Antarctic Region
1 entryAntarctica
- the Antarctic Treaty and its follow-on agreements govern the use of Antarctica, ensuring it is used only for peaceful purposes and scientific research;
- signed in 1959 and in force since 1961, the original Treaty bans military activity, weapons testing, and nuclear waste disposal, while allowing military personnel to assist with research or other peaceful efforts;
- it promotes international cooperation in science, guarantees the free exchange of research, and freezes territorial claims;
- the Treaty covers all land and ice south of 60° south latitude, and allows Treaty nations to inspect any station or facility
- decisions are made by consensus at annual meetings, and member countries implement these decisions through their national laws (see “Legal system”);
- additional agreements have strengthened the Treaty system, including conventions to protect seals (1972) and other marine life (1980), as well as an environmental protocol (1991, took effect in 1998);
- the protocol bans mining and includes strict rules on environmental impact, waste, pollution, wildlife, and protected areas;
- as of December 2024, there are 58 member nations : 29 consultative members , including the 7 claimant countries (Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK), and 29 non-consultative members ;
- a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, established in 2004 in Buenos Aires, supports the system
Arctic Region
3 entriesAsia
22 entriesArmenia
parliamentary democracy; note - constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 transformed the government to a parliamentary system
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesBahamas, The now The Bahamas
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Belize
parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
British Virgin Islands
Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy
Puerto Rico
- unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government;
- republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches;
- note - reference Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, 2 March 1917, as amended by Public Law 600, 3 July 1950
Saint Kitts and Nevis
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Virgin Islands
- unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government;
- republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Europe
49 entriesAndorra
- parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains its chiefs of state in the form of a co-principality;
- the two princes are the President of France and Bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain
Middle East
15 entriesCyprus
Republic of Cyprus - presidential republic; self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC) - parliamentary republic with enhanced presidency
note: a separation of the two main ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified when a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt prompted the Turkish military intervention in July 1974 that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government on the island; on 15 November 1983, then Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTAS declared independence and the formation of the "TRNC,” which is recognized only by Turkey
North America
5 entriesCanada
- federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy;
- a Commonwealth realm;
- federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France
Oceania
25 entriesAmerican Samoa
- unincorporated, unorganized Territory of the US with local self-government;
- republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
French Polynesia
parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France
Guam
- unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government;
- republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
federal republic in free association with the US
Norfolk Island
administered as an overseas territory of Australia
note: the Norfolk Island Regional Council, which began operations 1 July 2016, is responsible for planning and managing a variety of public services, including those funded by the Government of Australia
Northern Mariana Islands
- a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US;
- republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
South America
13 entriesFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Southeast Asia
16 entriesHong Kong
presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Macau
executive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Malaysia
federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
note: all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by the federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “Government type”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/government-type.