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United States of America

Jul 4, 1776

Type of Government: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Current political leader- Barack Obama
Number of Branches: 3

Mexico

Sep 18, 1810

Type of Government- federal republic
Current political leader-Felipe Calderón
Number of branches- 3

Venezuela

Jul 5, 1811

Type of Government-federal republic
Political leader- Hugo Chavez
Branches of Government-3

Cuba

May 20, 1902

Type of Government- Communist State
Current political leader- Raul Castro
Number of Branches- 3

Taiwan

Oct 10, 1911

Types of Government- multiparty democracy
current political leader-Ma Ying-jeou
Branches of Government-3

Great Britain

Apr 12, 1927

Type of Government- Constitutional monarchy
Current political leader- David Cameron
Number of Branches- Two

Saudi Arabia

Sep 23, 1932

Type of Government-monarchy
Current Political Leader- Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud
branches of Government-3

Iraq

Oct 3, 1932

Type of Government-parliamentary democracy
Current political leader-Jalal Talabani
branches of government-3

North Korea

Aug 15, 1945

Type of Government-Communist state one-man dictatorship
Current political leader- Kim Jong-il
Number of branches-3

Japan

May 3, 1947

Type of Government- a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Current political leader-Yasuo Fukuda
Branches of government- 3

China

Oct 1, 1949

Type of Government-Communist state
Current political leader-Hu Jintao
Number of branches-3

Russia

Aug 24, 1991

Type of Government-federation
Current Political Leader- Dmitry Medvedev
Branches of government- 3