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Chapter 17

Principal Foreign Countries as of June 2008—Continued
Country UN
member
Capital Chief of state Legislative body Government type
Saint Lucia Yes Castries Queen Parliament (bicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines do. Kingstown do. House of Assembly (unicameral) Do.
Samoa do. Apia Chief of State Legislative Assembly (unicameral) Do.
San Marino do. San Marino Co-Chiefs of State (Captains Regent) Grand and General Council (unicameral) Republic.
Sao Tome and Principe do. Sao Tome President National Assembly (unicameral) Do.
Saudi Arabia do. Riyadh King and Prime Minister Consultative Council Monarchy.
Senegal do. Dakar President Parliament (bicameral) Republic.
Serbia do. Belgrade do. National Assembly (unicameral) Do.
Seychelles do. Victoria do. do. Do.
Sierra Leone do. Freetown do. Parliament (unicameral) Constitutional Democracy.
Singapore do. Singpore do. do. Parliamentary Republic.
Slovakia do. Bratislava do. National Parliament (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Slovenia do. Ljubljana do. Parliament (bicameral) Parliamentary Republic.
Solomon Islands do. Honiara Queen National Parliament (unicameral) Parliamentary Democracy.
Somalia do. Mogadishu Transitional Federal President National Assembly (unicameral) No permanent National Government; transitional Parliamentary Federal Government.
South Africa do. Pretoria President Parliament (bicameral) Republic.
Spain[1] do. Madrid King General Courts or National Assembly (bicameral) Parliamentary Monarchy.
Sri Lanka do. Colombo President Parliament (unicameral) Republic.
Sudan do. Khartoum do. National Legislature (bicameral) Government of National Unity (GNU).
Surinam do. Paramaribo do. National Assembly (unicameral) Constitutional Democracy.
Swaziland do. Mbabane King Parliament (bicameral) Monarchy.
Sweden do. Stockholm King Parliament (unicameral) Constitutional Monarchy.
Switzerland do. Bern President Federal Assembly (bicameral) Formally a Confederation but similar in structure to a Federal Republic.
Syria do. Damascus do. People’s Council (unicameral) Republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime.
Tajikistan do. Dushanbe do. Supreme Assembly (bicameral) Republic.
Taiwan No. Taipei do. Legislative Yuan (unicameral) Multiparty Democracy.
Tanzania Yes. Dar es Salaam do. National Assembly (unicameral) Republic.
Thailand do. Bangkok King National Assembly (bicameral) Constitutional Monarchy.
Timor-Leste do. Dili President National Parliament (unicameral) Republic.|-
  1. The Law of Succession, July 27, 1947, declared that Spain was constituted a Kingdom