Republic

:This article concentrates on the several forms of government of real states and countries that have been termed republic, for all other uses see: republic (disambiguation)

Examples of republics

In the early 21st century the states that are no hereditary monarchies, but still don't label themselves as republics are the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the State of Vatican City, the State of Israel, the Union of Myanmar and the Russian Federation. Israel and Russia, and even Myanmar and Libya, would meet many definitions of the term republic, however.

Related Topics:
Libya - Jamahiriya - State - Vatican City - Israel - Union of Myanmar - Russia - Federation

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Republics by additional qualifier:

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• Without other qualifier than the term Republic - for example France.
• Federal republic - India, USA, Austria, Germany are republics governed by representative democracy, in which the states play a crucial role.
• Confederation - Switzerland is a confederal republic governed by a combination of representative democracy and direct democracy.
• Islamic Republic - Countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran are republics governed in accordance with Islamic law.
• Arab Republic - for example, Syria its name reflecting its theoretically pan-Arab Ba'athist government.
• People's Republic - Countries like China, North Korea are meant to be governed for and by the people but generally without direct elections. This name is generally used by communist states.
• Democratic Republic - Also often used by communists is similar in meaning to People's Republic.
• Other modifiers are rooted in tradition and history and usually have no real political meaning. San Marino, for instance, is the "Most Serene Republic" while Uruguay is the "Eastern Republic".