A republic is a form of government where the citizens have the supreme power and they exercise that power by voting and electing representatives to make decisions and govern.
There are several different types of republics:
- Federal Republic - have divisions, like a state or province, that have some autonomy from the national government
- Unitary Republic - divisions, if any, are governed as one unit with one legislature
Federal Republic Examples
- Argentine Republic
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Federative Republic of Brazil
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Republic of Austria
- Republic of India
- Republic of Iraq
- Republic of South Sudan
- Republic of Sudan
- Russian Federation
- Swiss Confederation
- United Mexican States
- United States of America
Unitary Republics
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
- Chili
- Commonwealth of Dominica
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Finland
- France
- Gabonese Republic
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Goust
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Hellenic Republic
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Israel
- Italy
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Mongolia
- Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- People's Republic of China
- Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Portuguese Republic
- Republic of Acre
- Republic of Djibouti
- Republic of Benin
- Republic of Botswana
- Republic of Burundi
- Republic of Cameroon
- Republic of Cape Verde
- Republic of Chad
- Republic of Colombia
- Republic of Cyprus
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of Estonia
- Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Republic of Finland
- Republic of Formosa
- Republic of the Gambia
- Republic of Ghana
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Republic of Iraq
- Republic of Ivory Coast
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Republic of Kenya
- Republic of Kiribati
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Latvia
- Republic of Lebanon
- Republic of Liberia
- Republic of Lithuania
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of Madagascar
- Republic of Malaŵi
- Republic of Maldives
- Republic of Mali
- Republic of Malta
- Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Republic of Mauritius
- Republic of Moldova
- Republic of Montenegro
- Republic of Mozambique
- Republic of Namibia
- Republic of Nauru
- Republic of Nicaragua
- Republic of Niger
- Republic of Palau
- Republic of Panama
- Republic of Paraguay
- Republic of Peru
- Republic of Poland
- Republic of Rwanda
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Serbia
- Republic of Seychelles
- Republic of Sierra Leone
- Republic of Singapore
- Republic of Slovenia
- Republic of Somalia
- Republic of South Africa
- Republic of Suriname
- Republic of Tajikistan
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Republic of Turkey
- Republic of Turkmenistan
- Republic of Uganda
- Republic of Uzbekistan
- Republic of Vanuatu
- Republic of West Florida
- Republic of Yemen
- Republic of Zambia
- Romania
- Samoa
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- State of Eritrea
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Togolese Republic
- Tunisian Republic
- Ukraine
- Union of Myanmar
- United Kingdom
- United Republic of Tanzania
These are examples of most of the countries that are governed as republics. Remember, what they have in common is that the citizens control their country by voting for representatives.
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A republic is a form of government where the citizens have the supreme power and they exercise that power by voting and electing representatives to make decisions and govern.There are several different types of republics:Federal Republic - have divisions, like a state or province, that have some autonomy from the national governmentUnitary Republic - divisions, if any, are governed as one unit with one legislature
