List of national governments explained
This is a list of the offices of heads of state, heads of government, cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states. Date of Origin refers to most recent fundamental change in form of government, for example independence, change from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, revolution, new constitution.
Member and observer states of the United Nations
Other states
See also
Notes and References
- In Commonwealth realms other than the UK, the Governor-General represents the Monarch of the UK who is the official head of state.
- The President of China is legally a ceremonial office and head of state, but the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition, making the officeholder the most powerful political figure.
- Web site: Statsministeriet - History. 1 September 2012. Statsministeriet.
- Book: Taylor, Stephen . Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers . 10 . 2002 . Routledge . Robert . Eccleshall . Graham . Walker . Robert Walpole.
- The Cook Islands and Niue are under the sovereignty of the Monarch of New Zealand as self-governing states in free association with New Zealand. New Zealand and its associated states, along with Tokelau and the Ross Dependency, comprise the Realm of New Zealand.
