This is alist of republics. Forantiquity (or later in the case of societies that did not refer to modern terminology to qualify theirform of government) the assessment of whether a state organisation is arepublic is based on retrospective analysis by historians and political theorists. For more recent systems of government, worldwide organisations with a broad political acceptance (such as theUnited Nations), can provide information on whether or not a sovereign state is referred to as a republic.
| State | Dates of existence (BCE) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Carthage | c. 7th/6th century –146 | Greek sources may have misunderstood Carthage’s political system, mistaking its leaders for kings when it was actually governed by a council of nobles (Shophets).[1] The legend of QueenDido likely served to legitimize this non-monarchical system.[2] During the 6th century BC, Carthage experienced political upheaval marked by the revolt of ashophet/general namedMalchus, signaling the city’s transition from monarchy to an oligarchic republic.[3] Inscriptions from this period suggest that aristocratic rule had become firmly established by the late 7th or mid 6th century BC.[4][3] |
| Mahajanapadas[5] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 345 | Sixteenkingdoms oroligarchicrepublics that existed inancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE, during thesecond urbanisation period. |
| Licchavikas[6][7] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 468 | The leading confederate tribe of theVajjika League Mahajanapada; the city ofVesālī was the republic's capital.[6][7] |
| Vaidehas[6][8] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 468 | One of the confederate tribes of theVajjika League Mahajanapada; the city ofMithilā was the republic's capital.[6][8] |
| Nāyas[6][9] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 468 | One of the confederate tribes of theVajjika League Mahajanapada; the city ofKuṇḍagāma was the republic's capital.[6][9] |
| Mallakas[6][10] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 468 | One of the confederate tribes of theVajjika League Mahajanapada; the Mallakas were divided into two republics with the cities ofKusinārā andPāvā as their respective capitals.[6][10] |
| Sakyas[11] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th century | |
| Koliyas[12] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th century | |
| Moriyas[13] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th century | |
| Bulayas[14] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th century | |
| Bhaggas[15] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th/4th century | |
| Kālāmas[16] | c. 7th/6th century – c. 5th/4th century | |
| Roman Republic | 509–27 | |
| Classical Athens | 508–322 | Various Greek city-states underClassical Athenian influence; these loyalties and governments changed frequently (seesynoecisms), and in some instances were even under the influence ofSparta without succumbing tooligarchy. |
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In modern usage, a republican system of government is loosely applied to any state which claims this designation.[23] For example, theDominican Republic underRafael Trujillo is considered a republic, as is theRepublic of Iraq underSaddam Hussein.
Confederal republics are associations of sovereign states, usually having power over critical common issues such asdefense andforeign policy:
Acrowned republic, is a form ofconstitutional monarchy where the monarch's role is commonly seen as largely ceremonial and where all the royal prerogatives are prescribed by custom and law in such a way that the monarch has limited discretion over governmental and constitutional issues.
Democratic republics are usuallysocialist states, although not all of them are necessarily socialist.
Federal republics arefederal states in which theadministrative divisions (states or provinces) theoretically retain a degree of autonomy which is constitutionally protected, and cannot be revoked unilaterally by the national government. Federal republics are not unitary states.
Republics governed in accordance with Islamic law:
People's republics are said to be governed by the people. The name is most often (but not always) used bycommunist states.
These are republics that use the word "socialist" in their official name.
Unitary republics areunitary states which are governed constitutionally as one single unit, with a single constitutionally created legislature. Unitary states are not federations or confederations.
Through the Constitution of 1864, constitutional monarchy, or, as it had been described, "crowned democracy", or "democratic monarchy", was consolidated as the form of government in Greece.
Article 21: The Form of Government of Greece is that of a Crowned Republic. All powers stem from the Nation and are exercised in accordance with the Constitution.
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