Whether the exact number is 82 is debatable, but there are roughly that many countries that have elected leaders.
The following countries are recognized as democracies:
Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, South Korea, Lesotho, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia (if the recent election is indicative), Turkey, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Uruguay.
10 democratic and 90 re
10 democratic and 90 re
The term "republic" is rather general, and is used to indicate a state in which the public can elect or nominate a ruler instead of having the state be ruled by a monarch. Currently, 135 countries claim to be republics. There are many different types of republics, though. For example, there are socialist republics, communist republics, mercantile republics, Calvinist republics, democratic republics, liberal republics, and even Islamic republics. The United States operates as a democratic republic, which is a state that has publicly-elected rulers, and in which all members of the public are guaranteed the same rights, even despite minority status.
The only country in Africa with a non-democratic form of government is Swaziland. All the other countries are either republics or constitutional monarchies, which are both democratic governments.
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South America is neither a republic nor a democracy - it is a continent and within has many countries which are both republics and democratic.
Nearly all countries on Earth, excluding countries that maintain monarchies, consider themselves republics, including non-democratic regimes. It is crucial to note that a republic and a democracy are not the same thing.
Europe is a continent with many countries. Some of those countries are republics.
Most countries adopted forms of Representative Democracies, or Republics.
No. There are many democratic countries around the world.
More than 20 countries in Asia and Africa do not have a democratic form of government.
Republics are normally democratic.
thomas Jefferson and the democratic republics