List of current monarchies by continent
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This is a list of current monarchies by continent. There are 14 monarchies in Asia, 3 in Africa, 12 in Europe, 9 in North America, and 6 in Oceania, in total 44 monarchies around the world. South America has no monarchies and is the only populated continent in the world not to have any.
Current monarchies[edit]
By continent[edit]
Asia[edit] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarchy | Official native name | Head of state | Head of government | Type |
| Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
(De Facto)[1] |
In Pashto; د افغانستان اسلامي امارت | Emir | Prime Minister | Absolute |
 Kingdom of Bahrain
|
In Arabic; Mamlakat al- Baḥrayn | King | Prime Minister | Mixed |
 Kingdom of Bhutan
|
In Dzongkha; Druk Yul | Druk Gyalpo | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Brunei Darussalam
|
In Malay; Negara Brunei Darussalam | Absolute | ||
 Japan
|
In Japanese; Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku | Emperor | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
|
In Arabic; al-Mamlakah al-Urdunīyah al-Hāshimīyah | King | Prime Minister | |
 Kingdom of Cambodia
|
In Khmer; Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa | King | Prime Minister | |
 State of Kuwait
|
In Arabic; Dawlat al-Kuwayt | Emir | Prime Minister | |
 Malaysia
|
In Malay; Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Prime Minister | |
 Sultanate of Oman
|
In Arabic; Salṭanat ‘Umān | Absolute | ||
 State of Qatar
|
In Arabic; Dawlat Qaṭar | Emir | Prime Minister | Mixed |
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
In Arabic; Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Sa'ūdiyah | Absolute | ||
 Kingdom of Thailand
|
In Thai; Ratcha Anachak Thai | King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 United Arab Emirates
|
In Arabic; Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah | President | Prime Minister | Mixed |
Africa[edit] | ||||
 Kingdom of Lesotho
|
In Sotho; Muso oa Lesotho In English; Kingdom of Lesotho |
King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Kingdom of Morocco
|
In Arabic; al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya In Berber; Tageldit n Lmaɣrib | |||
 Kingdom of Eswatini
|
In Swazi; Umbuso weSwatini In English; Kingdom of Eswatini |
Absolute | ||
North America[edit] | ||||
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
In English; Antigua and Barbuda | Queen | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas
|
In English; Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |||
 Belize
|
In English; Belize | |||
 Grenada
|
In English; Grenada | |||
 Jamaica
|
In English; Jamaica | |||
 Canada
|
In English and French; Canada In Scots Gaelic; Chanada | |||
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
In English; Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | |||
 Saint Lucia
|
In English; Saint Lucia | |||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
In English; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |||
Europe[edit] | ||||
 Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
In Dutch; Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | King | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Principality of Andorra
|
In Catalan; Principat d'Andorra | Co-Princes | ||
 Kingdom of Belgium
|
In Dutch; Koninkrijk België In French; Royaume de Belgique In German; Königreich Belgien |
King | ||
 Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta
|
In Italian; Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta In Latin; Supremus Militaris Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodiensis et Melitensis |
Prince and Grand Master | Grand Chancellor | |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
In English; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon In Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann In Scots Gaelic: Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn agus Èirinn a Tuath |
Queen | Prime Minister | |
 Kingdom of Spain
|
In Spanish; Reino de España | King | ||
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
In French; Grand-Duché de Luxembourg In German;Großherzogtum Luxemburg In Luxembourgish; Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg |
Grand Duke | ||
 Principality of Liechtenstein
|
In German; Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Sovereign Prince | ||
 Kingdom of Norway
|
In Bokmål; Kongeriket Norge In Nynorsk; Kongeriket Noreg |
King | ||
 Principality of Monaco
|
In French; Principauté de Monaco In Monégasque; Principatu de Múnegu |
Sovereign Prince | Minister of State | |
 Kingdom of Sweden
|
In Swedish; Konungariket Sverige | King | Prime Minister | |
 Kingdom of Denmark
|
In Danish; Kongeriget Danmark | Queen | ||
 Vatican City State
|
In Latin; Status Civitatis Vaticanae In Italian; Stato della Città del Vaticano |
Pope | President of the Pontifical Commission | Absolute |
Oceania[edit] | ||||
 Commonwealth of Australia
|
In English; Commonwealth of Australia | Queen | Prime Minister | Constitutional |
 Independent State of Papua New Guinea
|
In English; Independent State of Papua New Guinea In Tok Pisin; Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini In Hiri Motu Papua Niu Gini | |||
 Solomon Islands
|
In English; Solomon Islands | |||
 Tuvalu
|
In English; Tuvalu | |||
 Kingdom of Tonga
|
In Tonga; Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga In English; Kingdom of Tonga |
King | ||
 New Zealand
|
In English; New Zealand In Māori; Aotearoa |
Queen | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ Baker, Sinéad. "The Taliban have declared the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,' the same name it used when it brutally ruled the country in the 1990s". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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