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World monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
  Agnatic seniority
European monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture

African monarchies by succession.
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
Southeast Asian monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
Middle Eastern monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic seniority
  Male-primogeniture

This is a list of current monarchies by order of succession (hereditary[a] and elective).

Current monarchies

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Monarchy Title Mode of succession
 Principality of Andorra[1] Co-princes
 Antigua and Barbuda[2] King Absolute primogeniture
 Commonwealth of Australia[3] King
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas[4] King
 Kingdom of Bahrain[5] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Belgium[6] King Absolute primogeniture
 Belize[7] King
 Kingdom of Bhutan[8] King Male primogeniture
 Brunei Darussalam[9] Sultan Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Cambodia[10] King Elective and agnatic primogeniture
 Canada[11] King Absolute primogeniture
 Kingdom of Denmark[12] King Absolute primogeniture
 Grenada[13] King Absolute primogeniture
 Jamaica[14] King Absolute primogeniture
 Japan[15] Emperor Agnatic primogeniture
 State of Kuwait[16] Emir Elective and agnatic primogeniture
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan[17] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Lesotho[18] King Male primogeniture
 Principality of Liechtenstein[19] Sovereign Prince Agnatic primogeniture
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[20] Grand Duke Absolute primogeniture
 Federation of Malaysia[21] Yang di-Pertuan Agong Elective
 Principality of Monaco[22] Sovereign Prince Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Morocco[23] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of the Netherlands[24] King Absolute primogeniture
 New Zealand[25] King
 Kingdom of Norway[26] King
 Sultanate of Oman[27] Sultan Agnatic primogeniture
 Independent State of Papua New Guinea[28] King Absolute primogeniture
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis[29] King
 Saint Lucia[30] King
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[31] King
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[32] King Agnatic seniority
 Solomon Islands[33] King Absolute primogeniture
 Kingdom of Spain[34] King Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Eswatini[35] Ngwenyama (King) Elective
 Kingdom of Sweden[36] King Absolute primogeniture
 State of Qatar[37] Emir Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Thailand[38] King Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Tonga[39] King
 Tuvalu[40] King Absolute primogeniture
 United Arab Emirates[41] President Agnatic primogeniture
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[42] King Absolute primogeniture
 Vatican City State[43] Pope Elective

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Decided by primogeniture.

References

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  1. ^ "Europe :: Andorra". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Antigua and Barbuda". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: Australia". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: The Bahamas". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Bahrain". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Europe :: Belgium". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Belize". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Asia :: Bhutan". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Asia :: Brunei Darussalam". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Asia :: Cambodia". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  11. ^ "North America :: Canada". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Europe :: Denmark". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Grenada". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Jamaica". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Asia :: Japan". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Asia :: Kuwait". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Asia :: Jordan". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Africa :: Lesotho". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Europe :: Liechtenstein". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Europe:: Luxembourg". CIA The World Factbook. 17 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Asia:: Malaysia". CIA The World Factbook. 18 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Europe:: Monaco". CIA The World Factbook. 18 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Africa :: Morocco". CIA The World Factbook. 18 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Europe :: Netherlands". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: New Zealand". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Europe :: Norway". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Asia :: Oman". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Asia :: Papua New Guinea". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  29. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Saint Kitts and Nevis". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  30. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Saint Lucia". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  31. ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Asia :: Saudi Arabia". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  33. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: Solomon Islands". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Europe :: Spain". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  35. ^ "Africa :: Eswatini". CIA The World Factbook. 11 February 2022.
  36. ^ "Europe :: Sweden". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  37. ^ "Asia :: Qatar". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  38. ^ "Asia :: Thailand". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  39. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: Tonga". CIA The World Factbook. 15 February 2022.
  40. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: Tuvalu". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  41. ^ "Asia :: United Arab Emirates". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
  42. ^ "Europe :: United Kingdom". CIA The World Factbook. 22 February 2022.
  43. ^ "Europe :: Holy See". CIA The World Factbook. 16 February 2022.
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