Monarchies Around the World

                     Monarchies Around the World


MonarchyOfficial local nameTitle of Head of StateTitle of Head of GovernmentType of MonarchySuccession
Current
constitution
 Principality of Andorra [3]In CatalanPrincipat d'AndorraCo-PrincesPrime MinisterConstitutionalEx officio1993
 Antigua and Barbuda[4]In EnglishAntigua and BarbudaQueenHereditary1981
 Commonwealth of Australia[5]In EnglishCommonwealth of AustraliaQueenHereditary1901
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas[6]In EnglishCommonwealth of the BahamasQueenHereditary1973
 Barbados[7]In EnglishBarbadosQueenHereditary1966
 Kingdom of Bahrain[8]In ArabicMamlakat al- BaḥraynKingMixedHereditary2002
 Kingdom of Belgium[9]In DutchKoninkrijk België
In FrenchRoyaume de Belgique In GermanKönigreich Belgien
KingConstitutionalHereditary 11831
 Belize[10]In EnglishBelizeQueen1981
 Kingdom of Bhutan[11]In DzongkhaDruk Gyal KhapKing2007
 Kingdom of CambodiaIn KhmerPreăh Réachéanachâk KâmpŭchéaKingHereditary and elective1993
 Brunei Darussalam[12]In MalayNegara Brunei Darussalam AbsoluteHereditary1959
 CanadaIn English and FrenchCanadaQueenPrime MinisterConstitutional1867
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark[13]In DanishKongeriget DanmarkQueen1953
 Kingdom of Eswatini[14]In Swazi; Umbuso weSwatiniIn EnglishKingdom of EswatiniKingAbsoluteHereditary and elective1968
 Grenada[15]In EnglishGrenadaQueenConstitutionalHereditary1974
 Jamaica[16]In EnglishJamaica1962
 Japan[17]In Japanese日本国 (Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku)Emperor1947
 State of Kuwait[18]In ArabicDawlat al-KuwaitEmirHereditary and elective1962
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan[19]In Arabical-Mamlakah al-Urdunīyah al-HāshimīyahKing1952
 Kingdom of Lesotho[20]In SothoMuso oa Lesotho
In EnglishKingdom of Lesotho
1993
 Principality of Liechtenstein[21]In GermanFürstentum LiechtensteinSovereign PrinceHereditary1862
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[22]In FrenchGrand-Duché de Luxembourg
In GermanGroßherzogtum Luxemburg
In LuxembourgishGroussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg
Grand Duke1868
 Malaysia[23]In MalayMalaysiaYang di-Pertuan AgongElective1957
 Principality of Monaco[24]In FrenchPrincipauté de Monaco
In MonégasquePrincipatu de Múnegu
Sovereign PrinceMinister of StateHereditary1911
 Kingdom of Morocco[25]In Arabical-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya
In BerberTageldit n Lmaɣrib
KingPrime MinisterConstitutional1631
 Kingdom of the Netherlands[26]In DutchKoninkrijk der Nederlanden
In West FrisianKeninkryk fan de Nederlannen
King1815
 New Zealand [27]In EnglishNew Zealand
In MaoriAotearoa
Queen1907
 Kingdom of Norway[28]In BokmålKongeriket Norge
In NynorskKongeriket Noreg
King1814
 Sultanate of Oman[29]In ArabicSalṭanat ‘Umān Absolute1996
 Independent State of Papua New Guinea[30]In EnglishIndependent State of Papua New Guinea
In Tok PisinIndependen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
In Hiri Motu Papua Niu Gini
QueenPrime MinisterConstitutional1975
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis[31]In EnglishFederation of Saint Christopher and Nevis1983
 Saint Lucia[32]In EnglishSaint Lucia1979
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[33]In EnglishSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1979
 Solomon IslandsIn EnglishSolomon Islands1978
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[34]In ArabicAl-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Sa'ūdiyah AbsoluteHereditary and elective19922
 Kingdom of SpainIn SpanishReino de EspañaKingPresident of the GovernmentConstitutionalHereditary1978
 Kingdom of Sweden[35]In Swedish; Konungariket SverigePrime Minister1974
 State of Qatar[36]In ArabicDawlat QaṭarEmirMixed2004
 Kingdom of Thailand[37]In Thai; Ratcha Anachak ThaiKingConstitutional2017
 Kingdom of Tonga[38]In TongaPuleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga
In English; Kingdom of Tonga
1970
 Tuvalu[39]In EnglishTuvaluQueen1978
 United Arab Emirates[40]In ArabicDawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-MuttaḥidahPresidentAbsoluteHereditary and elective1971
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[41]In EnglishUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In WelshTeyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
In IrishRíocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann
In Scots GaelicRìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn agus Èirinn a Tuath
QueenConstitutionalHereditary1701
  Vatican City State[42]In LatinStatus Civitatis Vaticanae
In ItalianStato della Città del Vaticano
PopePresident of the Pontifical CommissionAbsoluteElective

1920

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