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How is the Head of State selected? How is the Head of Government selected? Does the country have a president? The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers): What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?

Head of State

How is the Head of State selected?

How is the Head of State selected?

total countries: 201

Answers	# Countries	% Countries	Country List
a. Head of State is the Head of Government	50	24.8%	Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, American Samoa, Burundi, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Brazil, Botswana, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Micronesia, Federated States of, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suriname, El Salvador, Tajikistan, Tonga, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
b. Directly elected in general elections (simple majority)	20	9.9%	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Colombia, Ghana, Gambia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Ireland, Iceland, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Philippines, Palestine, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia,
c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)	70	34.8%	Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Belarus, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Madagascar, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Mongolia, Mauritania, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, French Polynesia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Sudan, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Mayotte, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
d. Indirectly elected by legislature	25	12.4%	Albania, Botswana, China, Czech Republic, Dominica, Estonia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, Greece, Hungary, Israel, India, Iraq, Italy, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nepal, Suriname, Turkey, Viet Nam,
e. Elected by electoral college or committee (specify)	6	2.9%	American Samoa, Germany, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Vanuatu,
f. A Governor General appointed by the Monarch	22	10.9%	Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Australia, Aruba, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Solomon Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
g. Inherited monarchy	36	17.9%	Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Australia, Belgium, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Grenada, Jordan, Japan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Niue, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Swaziland, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Virgin Islands, British, Samoa,
h. Other	12	5.9%	Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Cambodia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Burma (Myanmar), Puerto Rico, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Samoa,
i. No information available	2	0.9%	Western Sahara, Virgin Islands, U.S.,
j. Not applicable	0	0.0%