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Useful Tables
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Principal Foreign Countries as of June 2008—Continued
Country UN
member
Capital Chief of state Legislative body Government type
Mauritania Yes Nouakchott President. Legislature (bicameral) Democratic Republic.
Mauritius do. Port Louis do. National Assembly (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Mexico do. Mexico do. National Congress (bicameral) Federal Republic.
Micronesia, Federated States do. Palikir do. Congress (unicameral) Constitutional Government in free association with the U.S.
Moldova do. Chisinau do. Parliament (unicameral) Republic.
Monaco do. Monaco Prince. National Council (unicameral) Constitutional Monarchy.
Mongolia do. Ulaanbaatar President. State Great Hural (unicameral) Mixed Parliamentary/Presidential.
Montenegro do. Podgorica do. Assembly(unicameral) Republic.
Morocco do. Rabat King. Parliament (bicameral) Constitutional Monarchy
Mozambique do. Maputo President. Assembly(unicameral) Republic.
Namibia do. Windhoek do. Legislature (unicameral) do.
Nauru do. No official capital; government offices in Yaren District. do. Parliament (unicameral) do.
Nepal do. Kathmandu Prime Minister. 330 seat Interim Parliament (unicameral) Constitutional Monarchy
Netherlands do. Amsterdam Queen States General (bicameral) do.
New Zealand do. Wellington do. House of Representatives (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Nicaragua do. Managua President. National Assembly (unicameral) Republic.
Niger do. Niamey do. do. do.
Nigeria do. Abuja do. National Assembly (bicameral) Federal Republic.
Norway do. Oslo King. Parliament (Storting), (modified unicameral)[1] Constitutional Monarchy
Oman do. Muscat Sultan and Prime Minister. Majlis Oman (bicameral) Monarchy
Pakistan do. Islamabad President. Parliament (bicameral) Federal Republic.
Palau do. Melekeok do. National Congress (bicameral) Constitutional Government in free association with the U.S.
Panama do. Panama do. National Assembly (unicameral) Constitutional Democracy.
Papua New Guinea do. Port Moresby Queen National Parliament (unicameral) Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy.
Paragua do. Asuncion President. Congress (bicameral) Constitutional Republic.
Peru do. Lima do. Congress of the Republic of Peru (unicameral) do.
Philippines do. Manila do. Congress (bicameral) Republic.
Poland do. Warsaw do. National Assembly (bicameral) do.
Portugal do. Lisbon do. Assembly of the Republic (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Qatar do. Doha Amir. Advisory Council (unicameral) Emirate
Romania do. Bucharest President. Parliament (bicameral) Republic.
Russia do. Moscow do. Federal Assembly (bicameral) Federation.
Rwanda do. Kigali do. Parliament (bicameral) Republic.; presidential, multiparty system.
Saint Kitts and Nevis do. Bassaterre Queen National Assembly (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.|-
  1. In theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practise, an authoritarian state.