Weimar Republic | the German republic founded at Weimar in , The Weimar Republic was overthrown in and replaced by the Third Reich |
democracy republic commonwealth | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch, the head of state in a republic is usually a president |
banana republic | a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) |
Namibia Republic of Namibia South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
Albania Republic of Albania | a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula |
Algeria Algerie Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim, colonized by France in the th century but gained autonomy in the early s |
Angola Republic of Angola | a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, achieved independence from Portugal in and was the scene of civil war until |
Argentina Argentine Republic | a republic in southern South America, second largest country in South America |
Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria | a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
Burundi Republic of Burundi | a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika |
Cameroon Republic of Cameroon Cameroun | a republic on the western coast of central Africa, was under French and British control until |
Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde | an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal |
Central African Republic Central Africa | a landlocked country in central Africa, formerly under French control, became independent in |
Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ceylon | a republic on the island of Ceylon, became independent of the United Kingdom in |
Chad Republic of Chad Tchad | a landlocked desert republic in northentral Africa, was under French control until |
Chile Republic of Chile | a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast |
China People's Republic of China mainland China Communist China Red China PRC Cathay | a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia, the most populous country in the world |
Taiwan China Nationalist China Republic of China | a government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong |
Colombia Republic of Colombia | a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, achieved independence from Spain in under the leadership of Simon Bolivar, Spanish is the official language |
Comoros Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros | a country on the Comoro Islands |
Congo Republic of the Congo French Congo | a republic in westentral Africa, achieved independence from France in |
Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire Belgian Congo | a republic in central Africa, achieved independence from Belgium in |
Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica | a republic in Central America, one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America |
Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire Republic of Cote d'Ivoire | a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa |
Guatemala Republic of Guatemala | a republic in Central America, achieved independence from Spain in , noted for low per capita income and illiteracy, politically unstable |
Honduras Republic of Honduras | a republic in Central America, achieved independence from Spain in , an early center of Mayan culture |
El Salvador Republic of El Salvador Salvador | a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America |
Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua | a republic in Central America, achieved independence from Spain in |
Panama Republic of Panama | a republic on the Isthmus of Panama, achieved independence from Colombia in |
Cuba Republic of Cuba | a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba |
Haiti Republic of Haiti | a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola, achieved independence from France in , the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere |
Dominican Republic | a republic in the West Indies, located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola |
Santo Domingo Ciudad Trujillo capital of the Dominican Republic | the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere |
Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in |
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus | a country on the island of Cyprus, % of the people are of Greek origin and % or Turkish origin |
Czech Republic | a landlocked republic in central Europe, separated from Slovakia in |
Slovakia Slovak Republic | a landlocked republic in central Europe, separated from the Czech Republic in |
Benin Republic of Benin Dahomey | a country on western coast of Africa, formerly under French control |
Togo Togolese Republic | a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, formerly under French control |
Djibouti Republic of Djibouti Afars and Issas | a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula, formerly under French control but became independent in |
Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea Spanish Guinea | a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea), became independent from Spain in |
Germany Federal Republic of Germany Deutschland FRG | a republic in central Europe, split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in |
East Germany German Democratic Republic | a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic, established by the Soviet Union in , reunified with West Germany in |
West Germany Federal Republic of Germany | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea, established in from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat, reunified with East Germany in |
Ecuador Republic of Ecuador | a republic in northwestern South America, became independent from Spain in , the landscape is dominated by the Andes |
Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Yaltopya Abyssinia | Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea, formerly called Abyssinia |
Fiji Republic of Fiji | an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands |
Finland Republic of Finland Suomi | republic in northern Europe, achieved independence from Russia in |
Greece Hellenic Republic Ellas | a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula, known for grapes and olives and olive oil |