Monarchies in Africa
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Several African countries have had monarchies in the context of the modern nation-state.
[edit] Current monarchies
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- Kingdom of Morocco
- Kingdom of Spain (in the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla)
- Kingdom of Swaziland
[edit] Former Commonwealth realms
- The Gambia (abolished 1970)
- Ghana (abolished 1960)
- Kenya (abolished 1964)
- Malawi (abolished 1966)
- Mauritius (abolished 1992)
- Federation of Nigeria (abolished 1963)
- Sierra Leone (abolished 1971)
- Union of South Africa (abolished 1961)
- Tanganyika (abolished 1962)
- Uganda (abolished 1963)
[edit] Former monarchies
- Kingdom of Burundi (abolished 1966)
- Central African Empire (abolished 1979)
- Congo Free State (annexed by Belgium, 1908)
- Kingdom of Egypt (abolished 1953)
- Ethiopia (abolished 1975)
- Kingdom of Libya (abolished 1969)
- Rhodesia (not recognized; abolished 1970)
- Kingdom of Rwanda (abolished 1961)
- Tunisia (abolished 1957)
- Sultanate of Zanzibar (abolished 1964)
African: Lesotho • Morocco (⁂) • Swaziland (*)
Asian: Bahrain (⁂) • Bhutan (*) • Brunei (*) • Cambodia (!) • Japan • Jordan (⁂) • Kuwait (⁂) • Malaysia (!) • Nepal • Oman (*) • Qatar (*) • Saudi Arabia (*) • Thailand • Tonga • United Arab Emirates (!)
Commonwealth Realms: Antigua and Barbuda • Australia • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Canada • Grenada • Jamaica • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Solomon Islands • Tuvalu • United Kingdom
Other European monarchies (including the EU): Andorra (!) • Belgium • Denmark • Liechtenstein (⁂) • Luxembourg • Monaco (⁂) • Netherlands • Norway • Spain • Sweden • Vatican City (Holy See) (*!)
* absolute monarchy, ⁂ semi-constitutional monarchy, ! electoral monarchy
