देय्
उपाधि
Extent
आयाम्ह देय् मू
नोट
Andorra
Co-Princes
Constitutional Monarchy
President of France and Bishop of Urgell
Political structure in place since 1278.
Antigua and Barbuda
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir James Carlisle
Australia
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Michael Jeffery
Bahamas
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Dame Ivy Dumont
Bahrain
King, styled Malik
Semi- Constitutional Monarchy
Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah
Known as "emir " until 2002 .
Barbados
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Clifford Husbands
Belgium
King/Queen of the Belgians
Constitutional Monarchy
Albert II
Ruled by the king of the Netherlands until 1830. At the 1830 independence the constitution was a model of how to limit royal power.
Belize
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Colville Young
Bhutan
Druk Gyalpo 'Dragon King'
Absolute Monarchy
Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
Buddhist monarchy.
Brunei
Sultan
Absolute sultanate
Hassanal Bolkiah
Cambodia
King; individual throne styles, but most Kings include the titles of Brhat Pada, Samdach Brhat, Varman, Rajadhiraja, Parama, and Adipati
Constitutional Monarchy
Norodom Sihamoni
Reinstituted in 1993 .
Canada
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor General , presently Michaëlle Jean .
Denmark
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Margrethe II of Denmark
Also queen of Greenland and the Faroe Islands . Act of Succession revised in 1953 to allow for female monarchs.
Grenada
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Daniel Williams
Jamaica
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Kenneth Hall
Japan
Emperor, styled Tennō
Constitutional Monarchy /Empire
Akihito
World's only remaining emperor .
Jordan
Hashemite King, styled Malik
Semi- constitutional Hashemite monarchy
Abdullah II
Monarchy established by United Kingdom in 1921 .
Kuwait
Emir, styled Amir ad-Dawlat al-Kuwayt "Emir of the State of Kuwait"
Semi- constitutional emirate
Sabah Al-Sabah
Was Hakim al-Kuwayt "Ruler of Kuwait" until 1961 ; still prefixed "sheikh ", as every member of a Gulf dynasty).
Lesotho
King
Constitutional Monarchy
Letsie III
Known as Paramount Chief until 1965 . Regarded as a symbol of national unity, the King does not exercise any executive or legislative powers.
Liechtenstein
Prince, styled Fürst
Semi- constitutional principality
Hans-Adam II
Some powers delegated to Prince Alois .
Luxembourg
Grand Duke/Duchess
Constitutional grand duchy
Henri
Only remaining Grand Duchy. Ruled by the king of the Netherlands until 1890 .
Malaysia
Yang di-Pertuan Agong or "Paramount Ruler"
Constitutional federation
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Position electoral amongst -de facto tends to rotate between- the nine hereditary rulers of the pensinsular Malay states , only for 5 years.
Monaco
Sovereign Prince/Princess
Semi- constitutional principality
Albert II
Last sovereign monarchy under (French, amical) protection
Morocco
King, styled Malik
Semi- Constitutional Monarchy
Mohammed VI
Morocco currently administers the disputed region of Western Sahara .
Nepal
King, styled Raja
Constitutional Monarchy
Gyanendra
Dissolved the parliament in 2002 due to Nepalese civil war , vowing to return democratic rule within three years. Parliament revived in April 2006.
Netherlands
King/Queen, styled Koning(in)
Constitutional Monarchy
Beatrix
Also Koning(in) of both colonies: Aruba and Netherlands Antilles .
New Zealand annex Cook Islands and Niue
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by Governor-General Anand Satyanand
Norway
King, styled Norges Konge
Constitutional Monarchy
Harald V
Oman
Sultan
Absolute sultanate
Qaboos
Papua New Guinea
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Paulias Matane
Qatar
Emir
Absolute emirate
Hamad bin Khalifa
Formerly Hakim Qatar "Ruler of Qatar", from 3-9-1971: Amir Dawlat Qatar "Emir of the State of Qatar"
Saint Kitts and Nevis
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Cuthbert Sebastian
Saint Lucia
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Dame Pearlette Louisy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Frederick Ballantyne
Samoa
O le Ao o le Malo
Constitutional Monarchy
Vacant
Will be elective. (Possible transformation to republic.)
Saudi Arabia
King styled Malik but also The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), i.e. Protector of the Holy Cities
Absolute Monarchy
Abdullah
Saudi Arabia was unified in 1932 .
Solomon Islands
King/Queen
Commonwealth realm
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Sir Nathaniel Waena
Spain
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Juan Carlos I
Monarchy was restored in 1975 ; also King of the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla , and holds the title King of Jerusalem .
Swaziland
King (also Indovuzaki -lit. She-Elephant - or Queen Mother )
Absolute Monarchy
Mswati III (and Ntombi )
Currently democratizing .
Sweden
King/Queen, styled Konung/Drottning
Constitutional Monarchy
Carl XVI Gustaf
Act of Succession revised in 1979 to allow for female monarchs (full cognatic primogeniture).
Thailand
King
Constitutional Monarchy
Bhumibol Adulyadej
The world's longest-serving current head of state. Known as Rama , the throne name with numeral officially used by every king of the present Chakri dynasty , presently Rama IX; Buddhist monarchy.
Tonga
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
George Tupou V
The traditional Polynesian style of Tu'i Tonga, still the dynasty's birthright, was superseded by the western royal style in 1865, i.e. before the British protectorate
Tuvalu
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . The Monarch is represented by a Governor-General , presently Filoimea Telito
United Arab Emirates
President
Constitutional federation
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan
Position formally elected amongst the seven rulers of the Trucial states , de facto always from premier state Abu Dhabi.
United Kingdom
King/Queen
Constitutional Monarchy
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth realm . Also Sovereign of Guernsey , Jersey , Isle of Man , and the non-sovereign states Anguilla , Bermuda , British Virgin Islands , British Indian Ocean Territory , Cayman Islands , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , Montserrat , Pitcairn Islands , Saint Helena , Ascension Island , Tristan da Cunha , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands .
Vatican City (Holy See )
Supreme Pontiff , more commonly as "Pope"
Absolute theocracy
Benedict XVI
Electoral (by Cardinals in conclave ), sovereign Prince of the church