World Governments Timeline

Great Britain

May 1, 1707

Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy/Commonwealth Realm
Political Leader: David Cameron/Elizabeth II # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

United States

Jul 4, 1776

Type of Government: Federal Republic
Political Leader: Barack Obama # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

Mexico

Sep 16, 1810

Type of Government: Federal Republic
Political Leader: Enrique Pena Nieto # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

Venezuela

Jul 5, 1811

Type of Government: Federal Republic
Political Leader: Nicolas Maduro # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Unicameral Legislative, Judicial)

Cuba

May 20, 1902

Type of Government: Comunist
Political Leader: Raul Castro # Branches of Government: 1 (Dictatorship)

Taiwan

Oct 10, 1911

Type of Government: Multiparty Democracy
Political Leader: Ma Ying-Jeou # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Unicameral Legislative, Judicial)

Saudi Arabia

Sep 23, 1932

Type of Government: Monarchy
Political Leader: Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

Iraq

Oct 3, 1932

Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Political Leader:Jalal Talabani # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Unicameral Legislature, Judicial)

Japan

May 3, 1947

Type of Government: Parliamentary with Constitutional Monarchy
Political Leader: Shinzo Abe/ Akihito # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

North Korea

Sep 9, 1948

Type of Government: Communist Dictatorship
Political Leader: Kim Jong Un # Branches of Government: 1 (Dictatorship)

China

Oct 1, 1949

Type of Government: Communist
Political Leader: Xi Jinping # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Unicameral, Judicial)

Russia

Aug 24, 1991

Type of Government: Federation
Political Leader: Vladimir Putin # Branches of Government: 3 (Executive, Bicameral legislature, Judicial)