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Countries Ruled by Constitutional Monarchy

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List of countries, nations and states governed or ruled by a constitutional monarchy, sorted alphabetically. In some cases nations may have multiple ruling bodies or government types, meaning they're not exclusively countries that are governed by constitutional monarchy. This list of countries that use constitutional monarchy as their form of government contains various bits of information about each nation, such as the official language or currency of the country. If you're looking for the names of countries with constitutional monarchy governments then you're in the right place.

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Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Language: Catalan language
Currency: Euro
Area: 468.0
Government: Diarchy, Coregency, Monarchy, Principality, Unitary state
Anthem: El Gran Carlemany
Divisions: Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Ordino, La Massana, Encamp
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Aruba
Oranjestad
Language: Papiamento language, Dutch Language
Founded: 1986-01-01
Currency: Aruban florin
Area: 193.0
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Aruba Dushi Tera
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Australia
Canberra
Founded: 1901-01-01
Currency: Australian dollar
Area: 7692024.0
Government: Federal monarchy, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Advance Australia Fair
Divisions: Christmas Island, Town of Claremont, Victoria, South Australia, Melbourne
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Bahrain
Manama
Language: Arabic Language
Founded: 1971-12-16
Currency: Bahraini dinar
Area: 765.3
Government: Monarchy, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Bahrainona
Divisions: Isa Town, Rifa and Southern Region, Bahrain, Manama, Hawar Islands
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Barbados
Bridgetown
Language: English Language
Founded: 1966-11-30
Currency: Barbadian dollar
Area: 431.0
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: In Plenty and In Time of Need
Divisions: Saint Thomas Parish, Saint Peter Parish, Saint James Parish, Saint George Parish, Saint Lucy Parish
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Belize
Belmopan
Language: English Language
Founded: 1981-09-21
Currency: Belize dollar
Area: 22966.0
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Land of the Free
Divisions: Belize District, Corozal District, Toledo District, Stann Creek District, Orange Walk District
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Bhutan
Thimphu
Language: Dzongkha Language
Founded: 1907-12-17
Currency: Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
Area: 47000.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Druk tsendhen
Divisions: Lhuntse District, Zhemgang, Chukha District, Punakha District, Paro District
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Language: Khmer language
Founded: 1953-11-09
Currency: Cambodian riel
Area: 181035.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Nokor Reach
Divisions: Siem Reap Province, Preah Vihear, Battambang Province, Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh
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Canada
Ottawa
Language: French Language, English Language
Founded: 1867
Currency: Canadian dollar
Area: 9984670.0
Government: Federal monarchy, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: O Canada
Divisions: Agassiz, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba
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Cook Islands
Avarua
Language: Rarotongan Language, English Language
Founded: 1965-08-04
Currency: Cook Islands dollar, New Zealand dollar
Area: 237.0
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Te Atua Mou E
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Language: Danish Language
Currency: Danish krone
Area: 43094.0
Government: Representative democracy, Hereditary monarchy, Monarchy, Federacy, Unitary state
Anthem: There is a Lovely Country
Divisions: South Jutland County, Copenhagen County, Capital Region of Denmark, West Zealand County, Frederiksberg
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England
London
Language: English Language
Currency: UK £
Area: 130395.0
Government: Constitutional monarchy, Constituent country
Divisions: East Midlands, South East England, North East England, East of England, Wakefield
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Grenada
St. George's
Language: English Language
Founded: 1974-02-07
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Area: 344.0
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Hail Grenada
Divisions: Saint Patrick, Saint George, Saint David, Saint Andrew, Saint John
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Isle of Man
Douglas
Language: English Language, Manx Language
Founded: 1765
Currency: UK £, Manx pound
Area: 572.0
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Isle of Man National Anthem, God Save the Queen
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Jamaica
Kingston
Language: Jamaican English
Founded: 1962-08-06
Currency: Jamaican dollar
Area: 10991.0
Government: Democracy, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Jamaica, Land We Love
Divisions: Kingston Parish, Trelawny Parish, Saint Mary Parish, Saint James Parish, Clarendon Parish
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Japan
Tokyo
Language: Japanese Language
Currency: Japanese yen
Area: 377944.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Kimigayo
Divisions: Okayama Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Hyōgo Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture
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Jersey
Saint Helier
Language: French Language, English Language
Founded: 1204
Currency: UK £, Jersey pound
Area: 119.49
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Ma Normandie, God Save the Queen
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Jordan
Amman
Language: Arabic Language
Founded: 1946-05-25
Currency: Jordanian dinar
Area: 92300.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: The Royal Anthem of Jordan
Divisions: Madaba Governorate, Mafraq Governorate, Karak Governorate, Aqaba Governorate, Irbid Governorate
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Kingdom of the Netherlands
Amsterdam
Language: Frisian languages, English Language, Papiamento language, Frisian, Western Language
Founded: 1830-10-04
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder, Aruban florin, Euro, United States dollar
Area: 41526.0
Government: Democracy, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Wilhelmus
Divisions: Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao
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Kuwait
Kuwait City
Language: Arabic Language
Founded: 1961-06-19
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
Area: 17820.0
Government: Hereditary monarchy, Unitary state, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: National Anthem of Kuwait
Divisions: Al Asimah Governorate, Al Wafrah, Al Jahra Governorate, Al Ahmadi Governorate
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Lesotho
Maseru
Language: English Language, Sotho language
Founded: 1966-10-04
Currency: Lesotho loti
Area: 30355.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona
Divisions: Qacha's Nek District, Mohale's Hoek District, Mafeteng District, Thaba-Tseka District, Berea District
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Liechtenstein
Vaduz
Language: German Language
Founded: 1806
Currency: Swiss franc
Area: 160.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Oben am jungen Rhein
Divisions: Planken, Triesenberg, Triesen, Mauren, Eschen
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Language: Luxembourgish language, French Language, German Language
Founded: 1815-06-09
Currency: Euro
Area: 2586.0
Government: Monarchy, Grand duchy, Democracy, Unitary state, Parliamentary system
Anthem: Ons Heemecht
Divisions: Luxembourg District, Diekirch District, Grevenmacher District
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Language: Malaysian language
Founded: 1957-08-31
Currency: Malaysian ringgit
Area: 329847.0
Government: Democracy, Elective monarchy, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Negaraku
Divisions: Pending, Kedah, Selangor, Sabah, Johor
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Monaco
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