देय्
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उपाधि
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Extent
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आयाम्ह देय् मू
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नोट
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Andorra
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Co-Princes
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Constitutional Monarchy
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President of France and Bishop of Urgell
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Political structure in place since 1278.
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Antigua and Barbuda
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir James Carlisle
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Australia
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Michael Jeffery
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Bahamas
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Dame Ivy Dumont
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Bahrain
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King, styled Malik
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Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
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Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah
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Known as "emir" until 2002.
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Barbados
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Clifford Husbands
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Belgium
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King/Queen of the Belgians
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Albert II
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Ruled by the king of the Netherlands until 1830. At the 1830 independence the constitution was a model of how to limit royal power.
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Belize
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Colville Young
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Bhutan
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Druk Gyalpo 'Dragon King'
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Absolute Monarchy
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Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
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Buddhist monarchy.
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Brunei
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Sultan
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Absolute sultanate
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Hassanal Bolkiah
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Cambodia
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King; individual throne styles, but most Kings include the titles of Brhat Pada, Samdach Brhat, Varman, Rajadhiraja, Parama, and Adipati
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Norodom Sihamoni
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Reinstituted in 1993.
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Canada
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor General, presently Michaëlle Jean.
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Denmark
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Margrethe II of Denmark
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Also queen of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Act of Succession revised in 1953 to allow for female monarchs.
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Grenada
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Daniel Williams
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Jamaica
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Kenneth Hall
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Japan
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Emperor, styled Tennō
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Constitutional Monarchy/Empire
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Akihito
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World's only remaining emperor.
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Jordan
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Hashemite King, styled Malik
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Semi-constitutional Hashemite monarchy
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Abdullah II
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Monarchy established by United Kingdom in 1921.
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Kuwait
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Emir, styled Amir ad-Dawlat al-Kuwayt "Emir of the State of Kuwait"
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Semi-constitutional emirate
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Sabah Al-Sabah
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Was Hakim al-Kuwayt "Ruler of Kuwait" until 1961; still prefixed "sheikh", as every member of a Gulf dynasty).
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Lesotho
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King
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Letsie III
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Known as Paramount Chief until 1965. Regarded as a symbol of national unity, the King does not exercise any executive or legislative powers.
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Liechtenstein
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Prince, styled Fürst
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Semi-constitutional principality
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Hans-Adam II
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Some powers delegated to Prince Alois.
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Luxembourg
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Grand Duke/Duchess
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Constitutional grand duchy
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Henri
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Only remaining Grand Duchy. Ruled by the king of the Netherlands until 1890.
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Malaysia
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong or "Paramount Ruler"
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Constitutional federation
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Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
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Position electoral amongst -de facto tends to rotate between- the nine hereditary rulers of the pensinsular Malay states, only for 5 years.
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Monaco
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Sovereign Prince/Princess
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Semi-constitutional principality
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Albert II
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Last sovereign monarchy under (French, amical) protection
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Morocco
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King, styled Malik
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Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
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Mohammed VI
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Morocco currently administers the disputed region of Western Sahara.
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Nepal
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King, styled Raja
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Gyanendra
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Dissolved the parliament in 2002 due to Nepalese civil war, vowing to return democratic rule within three years. Parliament revived in April 2006.
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Netherlands
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King/Queen, styled Koning(in)
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Beatrix
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Also Koning(in) of both colonies: Aruba and Netherlands Antilles.
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New Zealand annex Cook Islands and Niue
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by Governor-General Anand Satyanand
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Norway
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King, styled Norges Konge
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Harald V
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Oman
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Sultan
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Absolute sultanate
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Qaboos
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Papua New Guinea
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Paulias Matane
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Qatar
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Emir
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Absolute emirate
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Hamad bin Khalifa
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Formerly Hakim Qatar "Ruler of Qatar", from 3-9-1971: Amir Dawlat Qatar "Emir of the State of Qatar"
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Cuthbert Sebastian
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Saint Lucia
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Dame Pearlette Louisy
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Frederick Ballantyne
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Samoa
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O le Ao o le Malo
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Vacant
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Will be elective. (Possible transformation to republic.)
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Saudi Arabia
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King styled Malik but also The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), i.e. Protector of the Holy Cities
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Absolute Monarchy
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Abdullah
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Saudi Arabia was unified in 1932.
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Solomon Islands
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King/Queen
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Commonwealth realm
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Sir Nathaniel Waena
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Spain
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Juan Carlos I
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Monarchy was restored in 1975; also King of the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, and holds the title King of Jerusalem.
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Swaziland
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King (also Indovuzaki -lit. She-Elephant- or Queen Mother)
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Absolute Monarchy
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Mswati III (and Ntombi)
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Currently democratizing.
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Sweden
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King/Queen, styled Konung/Drottning
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Carl XVI Gustaf
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Act of Succession revised in 1979 to allow for female monarchs (full cognatic primogeniture).
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Thailand
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King
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The world's longest-serving current head of state. Known as Rama, the throne name with numeral officially used by every king of the present Chakri dynasty, presently Rama IX; Buddhist monarchy.
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Tonga
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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George Tupou V
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The traditional Polynesian style of Tu'i Tonga, still the dynasty's birthright, was superseded by the western royal style in 1865, i.e. before the British protectorate
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Tuvalu
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General, presently Filoimea Telito
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United Arab Emirates
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President
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Constitutional federation
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan
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Position formally elected amongst the seven rulers of the Trucial states, de facto always from premier state Abu Dhabi.
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United Kingdom
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King/Queen
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Elizabeth II
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Commonwealth realm. Also Sovereign of Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, and the non-sovereign states Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Vatican City (Holy See)
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Supreme Pontiff, more commonly as "Pope"
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Absolute theocracy
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Benedict XVI
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Electoral (by Cardinals in conclave), sovereign Prince of the church
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