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Countries Ruled by A Parliamentary System

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List of countries, nations and states governed or ruled by a parliamentary system, sorted alphabetically. In some cases nations may have multiple ruling bodies or government types, meaning they're not exclusively countries that are governed by parliamentary system. This list of countries that use parliamentary system 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 parliamentary system governments then you're in the right place.

List features items like Israel and Luxembourg.

This list answers the questions, "Which countries are ruled by parliamentary system?" and "Which countries are governed by parliamentary system?"

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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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Netherlands
Amsterdam
Language: Dutch Language
Founded: 1648
Currency: Euro
Area: 41526.0
Government: Representative democracy, Hereditary monarchy, Monarchy, Federacy, Unitary state
Anthem: Wilhelmus, Wien Neêrlands Bloed
Divisions: Groningen, Roosendaal, The Hague, Amsterdam, Edam-Volendam
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New Zealand
Wellington
Language: Māori language, New Zealand Sign Language, English Language
Founded: 1840-02-06
Currency: New Zealand dollar
Area: 268680.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: God Defend New Zealand, God Save the Queen
Divisions: Bay of Plenty, Otago Region, Tasman District, West Coast, Wellington
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Niger
Niamey
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-08-03
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 1267000.0
Government: Semi-presidential system
Anthem: La Nigérienne
Divisions: Maradi Region, Zinder Region, Agadez Region, Tahoua Department, Tillabéri Department
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Norway
Oslo
Language: Nynorsk, Bokmål, Norwegian Language
Founded: 0872
Currency: Norwegian krone
Area: 385199.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Divisions: Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Vest-Agder, Østfold, Hedmark
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Pakistan
Islamabad
Language: Urdu Language, English Language
Founded: 1940-03-23
Currency: Pakistani rupee
Area: 796095.0
Government: Federal republic, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Qaumī Tarāna
Divisions: Balochistan, Pakistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Language: Arabic Language
Founded: 1994
Currency: Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar
Area: 6220.0
Government: Provisional government, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Fida'i, Mawtini
Divisions: West Bank, Gaza Strip
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Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
Language: Hiri Motu language, English Language, Tok Pisin Language
Founded: 1973-12-01
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
Area: 462840.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: O Arise, All You Sons
Divisions: Sandaun Province
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Portugal
Lisbon
Language: Portuguese Language
Founded: 1128-06-24
Currency: Euro
Area: 91985.0
Government: Representative democracy, Semi-presidential system, Democratic republic, Constitutional republic, Unitary state
Anthem: A Portuguesa
Divisions: Braga, Bragança District, Aveiro District, Aveiro, Portugal
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Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Language: English Language, Irish
Founded: 1916-04-24
Currency: Euro
Area: 70273.0
Government: Constitutional republic, Unitary republic, Parliamentary system
Anthem: Amhrán na bhFiann
Divisions: County Wexford, County Kildare, County Sligo, Munster, County Leitrim
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
Language: English Language
Founded: 1983-09-19
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Area: 261.0
Government: Federal monarchy, Federation, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: O Land of Beauty!
Divisions: Christ Church Nichola Town Parish, Saint Peter Basseterre Parish, Saint Paul Charlestown Parish, Saint John Capisterre Parish, Saint Thomas Lowland Parish
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Saint Lucia
Castries
Language: English Language
Founded: 1979-02-22
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Area: 617.01
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
Divisions: Anse la Raye Quarter, Dennery Quarter, Praslin Quarter, Micoud Quarter, Castries Quarter
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
Language: English Language
Founded: 1979-10-27
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Area: 389.0
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Saint Vincent Land so Beautiful
Divisions: Saint Patrick, Saint David, Grenadines Parish, Charlotte, Saint Andrew
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Samoa
Apia
Language: English Language, Samoan Language
Founded: 1962-01-01
Currency: Samoan tālā
Area: 2944.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: The Banner of Freedom
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Serbia
Belgrade
Language: Serbian language
Founded: 2006-06-05
Currency: Serbian dinar
Area: 88361.0
Government: Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Bože pravde
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South Africa
Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Language: Northern Sotho language, Zulu Language, Afrikaans Language, Southern Ndebele language, Venda Language
Founded: 1910-05-31
Currency: South African rand
Area: 1219912.0
Government: Constitutional republic, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa, Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
Divisions: Westonaria Local Municipality, Western Cape, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo
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Spain
Madrid
Language: Spanish Language
Currency: Euro
Area: 505992.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Marcha Real
Divisions: Province of Zamora, Province of Segovia, Province of Soria, La Rioja, Province of Valladolid
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Sweden
Stockholm
Language: Swedish Language
Founded: 1397
Currency: Swedish krona
Area: 449964.0
Government: Representative democracy, Hereditary monarchy, Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Du gamla, Du fria
Divisions: Gotland County, Falköping Municipality, Värmland County, Blekinge County, Norrbotten County
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Switzerland
Bern
Language: Romansh language, French Language, German Language, Italian Language
Founded: 1291
Currency: Swiss franc
Area: 41285.0
Government: Federal republic, Directorial system
Anthem: Swiss Psalm
Divisions: Seftigen District, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Zurich
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Thailand
Bangkok
Language: Thai Language
Founded: 1238
Currency: Thai baht
Area: 513120.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Thai National Anthem
Divisions: Nakhon Phanom Province, Surat Thani Province, Ranong Province, Roi Et Province, Uthai Thani Province
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Bahamas
Nassau
Language: English Language
Founded: 1964
Currency: Bahamian dollar
Area: 13940.0
Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: March On, Bahamaland
Divisions: Marsh Harbour, Freeport, Ragged Island, Bahamas, Sandy Point
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Tuvalu
Funafuti
Language: Tuvaluan Language, English Language
Founded: 1978-10-01
Currency: Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar
Area: 26.0
Government: Representative democracy, Parliamentary system, Non-partisan democracy, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: Tuvalu mo te Atua
Divisions: Nukulaelae, Niutao, Nui, Funafuti, Nukufetau
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Ukraine
Kiev
Language: Ukrainian Language
Founded: 1991-08-24
Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia
Area: 603628.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state, Parliamentary system
Anthem: Ukraine: Shche ne vmerla Ukraina, Shche ne vmerla Ukraina
Divisions: Zmiivs’kyi Raion, Kobeliaky Raion, Kremenets Raion, Poltava Oblast, Sums’kyi Raion
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United Kingdom
London
Language: English Language
Founded: 1801
Currency: UK £
Area: 243610.0
Government: Hereditary monarchy, Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Divisions: Moyle District Council, Antrim, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kent, London Borough of Hillingdon
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