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Useful Tables
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Principal Foreign Countries as of June 2008
Country UN
member
Capital Chief of state Legislative body Government type
Afghanistan Yes Kabul President National Assembly of House of People, House of Elders Islamic Republic
Albania do. Tirana (Tirane) do. Assembly (unicameral) Emerging Democracy.
Algeria do. Algers do. National People’s Assembly, Council of Nations Republic.
Andorra do. Andorra la Vella Executive Council President General Council of the Valleys (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Angola do. Luanda President National Assembly (unicameral) Republic: multiparty presidential regime.
Antigua and Burbuda do. Saint John’s Queen (represented by Governor General) Parliament (bicameral) Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.
Argentina do. Buenos Aires President National Congress (bicameral) Republic.
Armenia do. Yerevan do. National Assembly (Parliament) do.
Australia do. Canberra Queen (represented by Governor General) Federal Parliament (bicameral) Federal Parliamentary Democracy.
Austria do. Vienna President Federal Assembly (bicameral) Federal Republic.
Azerbaijan do. Baku (Baki, Baky) do. National Assembly (unicameral) Republic.
Bahamas, The do. Nassau Queen (represented by Governor General) Parliament (bicameral) Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy.
Bahrain do. Manama King Legislature (bicameral) Constitutional Monarchy.
Bangladesh do. Dhaka President National Parliament (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Barbados do. Bridgetown Queen (represented by Governor General) Parliament (bicameral) do.
Belarus do. Minsk President National Assembly(bicameral) Republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship.
Belgium do. Brussels King Parliament (bicameral) Federal Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Belize do. Belmopan Queen (represented by Governor General) National Assembly (bicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Benin do. Porto-Novo President National Assembly (unicameral) Republic.
Bhutan do. Thimphu King Parliament (bicameral) In transition to Constitutional Monarchy; spcial treaty relationship with India.
Bolivia do. La Paz President National Congress (bicameral) Republic.
Bosnia and Hertzegovina do. Sarajevo Chairman of the Presidency Assembly (bicameral) Emerging Federal Democratic Republic.
Botswana do. Gaborone President Parliament (bicameral) Parliamentary Republic.
Brazil do. Brasilia do. National Congress (bicameral) Federal Republic.
Brunei do. Bandar Seri Sultan and Prime Minister Legislative Council Constitutional Sultanate.