Constitutional monarchies with ceremonial monarchs
Systems in which a prime minister is the active head of the executive branch of government. In some cases the prime minister is also leader of the legislature, in other cases the executive branch is clearly separated from legislature although the entire cabinet or individual ministers must step down in the case of a vote of no confidence. dubious ] The head of stateis a constitutional monarch who only exercises his or her powers with the consent of the government, the people or their representatives.
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Cambodia
Canada
Denmark
Grenada
Jamaica
Japan
Lesotho
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
Constitutional monarchies with active monarchs
The prime minister is the nation's active executive but the monarch still has considerable political powers that can be used at their own discretion.
Absolute monarchies
Specifically, monarchies in which the monarch's exercise of power is unconstrained by any substantive constitutional law.
Theocracies
States based on a state religion where the head of state is selected by some form of religious hierarchy.
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