2007-03-29 05:01:26 · 5 answers · asked by p1ay_7 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Well, here I go. I am only including current monarchies (not royal families that do not reign anymore like the greek one for example) Also notice that there are countries like South Africa where there are tribes or nations that have kings and queens but do not have sovereign control.
Also, not all of them are kingdoms, some are principalities and Grand Duchy's.
So,
Lesotho, Morocco, Swaziland, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,Japan (Emperor), Jordan, Kuwait (Emir), Malaysia, Nepal (currently at odds), Oman (Sultan), Qatar (Emir), Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (The King is chosen by the emirs of each separate emirate that forms the union).
Andorra (Co-Princes Bishop of Urgel and President of France), Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein (Prince), Luxembourg (Grand Duke), Monaco (Prince), Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Vatican City (technically an elected monarchy) and the United Kingdom (including the 16 Common Wealth Realms that consider the Queen as their Queen in right, so for example there's the Queen of Canada, the Queen of Australia, etc... been the same person but different offices).
Samoa (Chief), Tonga.
There are also traditional monarchies that are goverment recognized but without real power in: Ghana (the Ashanti), Zululand in South Africa, the King of the Maori people in New Zealand, Wallis and Fortuna (King).
In Uganda there are the traditional kingdoms of: Buganda Ankole, Busoga, Bunyoro, Toro and Kano State.
So, there you go... now i'm going to go rest. ;-)
2007-03-29 06:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by christian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wikipedia page below lists 31 nations that are monarchies, of which 19 are headed by a King or Queen and would thus be considered "Kingdoms". The others are principalities, sheikdoms, emirates, or some other type that is really just a difference in nomenclature.
In addition, there are also an additional 10 non-state monarchies listed, which are mostly tribal or historical in nature.
2007-03-29 16:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello the United Kingdom (UK) and like 28 or 27 other countries that still have monarchies, technically they're kingdoms.
2007-03-29 13:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royal Families or Kingdoms? If you take into account the surviving European Royal Families, and the African Royal Families that are on par with the European (Such as the Ethiopian Imperial Family) there are quiet a few.
2007-03-29 12:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by advait0 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the United Kingdom for one.
2007-03-29 12:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by John L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋