Template: Systems of government

<includeonly>[[File:Forms of government.svg|thumb|{{{1|right}}}|{{{2|upright=1.7}}}|'''World's states coloured by systems of [[government]]''':
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'''[[Parliamentary system]]s:''' Head of government is elected or nominated by and accountable to the legislature
{{Legend|#E85252|[[Constitutional monarchy]] with a ceremonial monarch}}
{{Legend|#FF9B30|[[Parliamentary republic]] with a ceremonial president}}
{{Legend|#66BC66|[[List of countries by system of government#Parliamentary republics with an executive president|Parliamentary republic with an executive president]]}}
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'''[[Presidential system]]:''' Head of government (president) is popularly elected and independent of the legislature
{{Legend|#3054DE|Presidential republic}}
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'''Hybrid systems:'''
{{Legend|#F0E945|[[Semi-presidential republic]]: Executive president is independent of the legislature; head of government is appointed by the president and is accountable to the legislature}}
{{Legend|#66CCEE|[[List of countries by system of government#Assembly-independent republics|Assembly-independent republic]]: Head of government (president or directory) is elected by the legislature, but is not accountable to it}}
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{{Legend|#EF13F9|[[Constitutional monarchy|Semi-constitutional monarchy]]: Monarch holds significant executive or legislative power}}
{{Legend|#811381|[[Absolute monarchy]]: Monarch has unlimited power}}
{{Legend|#AC7030|[[One-party state]]: Power is constitutionally linked to a single political party}}
{{Legend|#6B8E23|[[Military junta]]: Committee of military leaders controls the government; constitutional provisions are suspended}}
{{Legend|#818181|[[Provisional government]]: No constitutionally defined basis to current regime}}
{{Legend|#C0C0C0|Dependent territories and places without governments}}
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'''Note:''' this chart represent {{Lang|la|[[de jure]]}} systems of government, not the {{Lang|la|[[de facto]]}} degree of democracy.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}{{navbar|style=float:right;|mini=y|Systems of government}}]]</includeonly><noinclude>{{Systems of government}}
This map was compiled according to [[List of countries by system of government#Systems of governance]]. See there for sources. Discuss categorization errors at [[Talk:List of countries by system of government]]. Discuss legend of this map at this page's talk.
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