List of current monarchs

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Contents 1 African Monarchs 2 Asian Monarchs 3 European Monarchs 4 Oceanian Monarchs 5 Other Monarchies 6 The self-proclaimed states

[edit] African Monarchs

Country	Monarch	Type
Lesotho	King Letsie III	Constitutional
Morocco	King Muhammad VI	Constitutional
Swaziland	King Mswati III	Absolute

[edit] Asian Monarchs

Country	Monarch	Type
Bahrain	King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa	Constitutional
Bhutan	King Jigme Singye Wangchuck	Absolute
Brunei	Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah	Absolute
Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni	Constitutional
Japan	Emperor Akihito	Constitutional
Jordan	King Abdullah II	Constitutional
Kuwait	Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Constitutional
Malaysia	King Syed Sirajuddin	Constitutional
Nepal	King Gyanendra	Constitutional
Oman	Sultan Qabus ibn Sa'id	Absolute
Qatar	Emir Sheik Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani	Absolute
Saudi Arabia	King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud	Absolute
Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	Constitutional
United Arab Emirates	Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan	Absolute

[edit] European Monarchs

Country	Monarch	Type
Andorra	Co-Princes Jacques Chirac and Joan Enric Vives Sicília	Constitutional
Belgium	King Albert II	Constitutional
Denmark	Queen Margaret II	Constitutional
Liechtenstein	Prince Hans Adam II	Quasi-Absolute
Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri	Constitutional
Monaco	Prince Albert II	Constitutional
Netherlands	Queen Beatrix	Constitutional
Norway	King Harald V	Constitutional
Spain	King Juan Carlos I	Constitutional
Sweden	King Carl XVI Gustaf	Constitutional
United Kingdom & Commonwealth Realms	Queen Elizabeth II	Constitutional
Vatican City	Pope Benedict XVI	Absolute

[edit] Oceanian Monarchs

Country	Monarch	Type
Samoa	Chief Malietoa Tanumafili II	Constitutional
Tonga	King George Tupou V	Constitutional

[edit] Other Monarchies

Country	Monarch	Type
Ashanti	Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Ghana
Former Zululand	Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu	Traditional: real power is with the Government of South Africa
Māori People	Tuheitia Paki, Maori King	Traditional: real power is with the Government of New Zealand
Wallis and Futuna	Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, king of Uvea and Soane Patita Maituku, king of Tu´a (Alo) and Visesio Moeliku, king of Sigave.	Traditional: real power held by Administrator-Superior Xavier de Furst and the President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione Kanimoa
Buganda	Muwenda Mutebi II	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Uganda
Ankole	Ntare IV	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Uganda
Busoga	Henry Wako Muloki.	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Uganda
Bunyoro	Iguru	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Uganda
Toro	Rukidi IV	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Uganda
Kano State	Alhaji Ado Bayero	Traditional: real power is with the Government of Nigeria

[edit] The self-proclaimed states

Country	Monarch	Type
Hutt River Province	Prince Leonard	Constitutional
Sealand	Prince Roy	Constitutional
The Principality of Seborga	Prince Giorgio I	Constitutional: real power is with the Government of Italy