Monarchy

:For related meanings see also Monarch (disambiguation)

Current monarchies

(see also Democratic constitutional monarchies and Absolute monarchies)

Related Topics:
Democratic constitutional monarchies - Absolute monarchies

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Monarchical states today (2003) include:

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• Andorra (official title is "Co-Prince")
• Antigua and Barbuda*
• Australia*
• The Bahamas*
• Bahrain
• Barbados*
• Belgium
• Belize*
• Bhutan (traditional title is "Druk Gyalpo")
• Brunei Darussalam (official title is "Sultan")
• Cambodia
• Canada*
• Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
• Grenada*
• Jamaica*
• Japan (official title is "Emperor")
• Jordan
• Kuwait (official title is "Emir")
• Lesotho
• Liechtenstein (official title is "Prince")
• Luxembourg (official title is "Grand Duke")
• Malaysia (official title is "Yang di-Pertuan Agong")
• Monaco (official title is "Prince")
• Morocco
• Nepal
• The Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue*
• Norway, Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen and Svalbard
• Oman (official title is "Sultan")
• Papua New Guinea*
• Qatar (official title is "Emir")
• Saint Kitts and Nevis*
• Saint Lucia*
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*
• Samoa (official title is "Chief," traditional title is "o le Ao o le Malo")
• Saudi Arabia
• Solomon Islands*
• Spain
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Tuvalu*
• United Arab Emirates (ruler is a monarch, yet is "President" of the Union)
• United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena and Her Dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Vatican City (official title is "Sovereign"; the Sovereign of the Vatican City is also the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church)

* All Commonwealth Realms under the British Monarch, though the monarch is given different titles in each.

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The Tibet government in exile is formally a monarchy with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama,

Related Topics:
Tibet - Tenzin Gyatso - Dalai Lama

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enjoying monarch-like status.

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In many countries that are officially republics, there is an heir to the throne who is recognized by part of the nation. A list of such countries is available in the pretender article.

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