Communist state

:This article is about one-party states governed by Communist parties. For information regarding communism as a form of society, as an ideology advocating that form of society, or as a popular movement, see the main Communism article.

List of current Communist states

The following countries are generally considered to be "Communist states" according to the way the term has been generally used since World War II as they are states in which a ruling Communist Party has a monopoly on political power. The degree to which these states are socialist is a matter of contention due to differing definitions of socialism but it is generally acknowledged that they are Soviet-style systems emulating the former Soviet Union. Even so, there is a wide degree of variation from the People's Republic of China, on one end, which follows market socialism, to North Korea, which follows a system similar to Stalinism and practices a rigid command economy.

Related Topics:
Communist Party - Soviet - Soviet Union - Market socialism - Stalinism - Command economy

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Current Communist states and their ruling parties are:

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• People's Republic of China (since 1949); Communist Party of China
• Republic of Cuba (Cuban Revolution in 1959, socialist state declared in 1961); Communist Party of Cuba
• Lao People's Democratic Republic (since 1975); Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (since 1948); Korean Workers' Party
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since 1976); Communist Party of Vietnam

See also: List of Communist parties

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