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Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World

See also: Current World Leaders

Country	Monarch	Type of monarchy
Bahrain	King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa	Constitutional
Belgium	King Albert II	Constitutional
Brunei	Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah	Constitutional
Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni	Constitutional
Denmark	Queen Margrethe II	Constitutional
Japan	Emperor Akihito	Constitutional
Jordan	King Abdullah II	Constitutional
Kuwait	Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah	Constitutional
Lesotho	King Letsie III	Constitutional
Liechtenstein	Prince Hans Adam II	Constitutional
Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri	Constitutional
Malaysia	King Syed Sirajuddin	Constitutional
Monaco	Prince Albert II	Constitutional
Morocco	King Muhammad VI	Constitutional
Netherlands	Queen Beatrix	Constitutional
Norway	King Harald V	Constitutional
Oman	Sultan Qabus ibn Sa'id	Absolute
Qatar	Emir Sheik Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani	Constitutional
Samoa	Malietoa Tanumafili II	Constitutional
Saudi Arabia	King Abdullah	Absolute
Spain	King Juan Carlos I	Parliamentary
Swaziland	King Mswati III	Absolute
Sweden	King Carl XVI Gustaf	Constitutional
Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	Constitutional
Tonga	King George Tupou V	Constitutional
United Kingdom	Queen Elizabeth II¹	Constitutional²

1. Queen Elizabeth II is also the Sovereign of 15 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.

2. Also parliamentary democracy.

See also World Rulers.

Coups Since 2000

Political Statistics

International Statistical Agencies

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