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Countries Ruled by Semi-presidential System

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List of countries, nations and states governed or ruled by a semi-presidential 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 semi-presidential system. This list of countries that use semi-presidential 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 semi-presidential system governments then you're in the right place.

Items include everything from São Tomé and Príncipe to Lithuania.

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

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Algeria
Algiers
Language: Arabic Language
Founded: 1962
Currency: Algerian dinar
Area: 2381741.0
Government: Presidential system, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Kassaman
Divisions: El Oued Province, Béjaïa Province, Oran Province, Ouargla Province, Sidi Bel Abbès Province
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Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-08-05
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 274200.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Une Seule Nuit
Divisions: Sanmatenga Province, Bougouriba Province, Kouritenga Province, Gnagna Province, Oudalan Province
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Côte d’Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-08-07
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 322460.0
Government: Presidential system, Republic
Anthem: L'Abidjanaise
Divisions: Worodougou, Sud-Bandama, Bafing, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Marahoué
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-06-30
Currency: Congolese franc
Area: 2345409.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Debout Congolais
Divisions: Kasaï-Occidental, Maniema, Bandundu, Sud-Kivu, Katanga Province
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Djibouti
Djibouti
Language: Arabic Language, French Language
Founded: 1977-06-27
Currency: Djiboutian franc
Area: 23200.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Djibouti
Divisions: Tadjourah Region, Obock Region, Djibouti, Ali Sabieh Region, Arta Region
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Egypt
Cairo
Language: Modern Standard Arabic
Currency: Egyptian pound
Area: 1001450.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady, Walla Zaman Ya Selahy
Divisions: Matrouh Governorate, Beni Suef, South Sinai Governorate, Minya Governorate, Qalyubia Governorate
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Finland
Helsinki
Language: Swedish Language, Finnish Language
Founded: 1809-03-29
Currency: Euro
Area: 338424.0
Government: Federacy, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Maamme
Divisions: Lapland, Western Finland Province, Southern Finland Province, Oulu Province, Eastern Finland Province
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France
Paris
Language: French Language
Founded: 1792
Currency: CFP franc, Euro
Area: 674843.0
Government: Semi-presidential system, Constitutional republic, Unitary state
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Divisions: Haute-Loire, Cher, Vendée, Hérault, Alsace
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Georgia
Tbilisi
Language: Georgian Language
Founded: 1008
Currency: Georgian lari
Area: 69700.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: Tavisupleba, Dideba
Divisions: Abkhazia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Guria
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Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
Language: Portuguese Language
Founded: 1973-09-24
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 36120.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada
Divisions: Quinara Region, Biombo Region, Bissau Region, Bolama Region, Bafatá Region
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Guyana
Georgetown
Language: English Language
Founded: 1966-05-26
Currency: Guyanese dollar
Area: 214970.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains
Divisions: Pomeroon-Supenaam, East Berbice-Corentyne, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice
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Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Language: French Language, Haitian Creole French Language
Founded: 1697
Currency: Haitian gourde
Area: 27751.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: La Dessalinienne
Divisions: Sud Department, Ouest Department, Centre Department, Nippes Department, Artibonite Department
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Kenya
Nairobi
Language: English Language, Swahili Language
Founded: 1963-12-12
Currency: Kenyan shilling
Area: 582650.0
Government: Representative democracy, Presidential system, Republic
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
Divisions: Nyanza Province, Western Province, Nairobi Province, Coast Province, Central Province
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Lithuania
Vilnius
Language: Lithuanian language
Founded: 1009-02-14
Currency: Lithuanian litas
Area: 65200.0
Government: Semi-presidential system, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Tautiška giesmė
Divisions: Kaunas County, Alytus County, Panevėžys County, Šiauliai County, Jonava
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Mali
Bamako
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-09-22
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 1240000.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: Le Mali
Divisions: Ségou Region, Mopti Region, Kayes Region, Sikasso Region, Gao Region
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Mongolia
Ulan Bator
Language: Mongolian language
Founded: 1206
Currency: Mongolian tögrög
Area: 1565000.0
Government: Semi-presidential system, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: National Anthem of Mongolia
Divisions: Dornogovi Province, Övörkhangai Province, Bulgan Province, Khentii Province, Dundgovi Province
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Montenegro
Podgorica
Language: Montenegrin language
Founded: 1484
Currency: Euro
Area: 13812.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro
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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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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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Taiwan
Taipei
Language: Standard Mandarin
Founded: 1911-10-10
Currency: New Taiwan dollar
Area: 36193.0
Government: Government in exile, Presidential system, Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China
Divisions: Changhua County, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan
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Romania
Bucharest
Language: Romanian Language
Founded: 1290
Currency: Romanian leu
Area: 238391.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system, Unitary state
Anthem: Deșteaptă-te, române!
Divisions: Mehedinți County, Harghita County, Sălaj County, Covurlui, Maramureș County
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Russia
Moscow
Language: Russian Language
Founded: 1991-12-25
Currency: Russian ruble
Area: 1.7098246E7
Government: Federal republic, Semi-presidential system, Constitutional republic
Anthem: National Anthem of Russia
Divisions: Krasnodar Krai, Voronezh Oblast, Penza Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
Language: Portuguese Language
Founded: 1975-07-12
Currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
Area: 964.0
Government: Representative democracy, Democracy, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Independência total
Divisions: Príncipe Province
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Senegal
Dakar
Language: French Language
Founded: 1960-08-20
Currency: West African CFA franc
Area: 196190.0
Government: Republic, Semi-presidential system
Anthem: Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons
Divisions: Fatick Region, Kolda Region, Thiès Region, Kaolack Region, Dakar Region
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