World Leaders

Take the countries listed below, and identify the type of government they have, along with their leader's name, their title, and a photo of said leader.  Post this very useful information to your blog. 

• Mexico
• China
• India
• Afghanistan
• Iran
• Israel
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• Brazil
• Venezuela
• Saudi Arabia

Mexico is a  Federal Representative republic

China has a single party republic Hu Jintao

India has a federal form of governmentPranab Mukherjee

Afghanistan has a an unstable government Hamid Karzai




Iran has a theocratic republic type of government which means they follow basic laws and rights.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Israel is a parliamentary democracy, with a unicameral legislature, called the Knesset, elected by national popular vote of all male and female citizens .

Shimon Peres



Germany is a democracy and a federal republic with sixteen states
 Joachim Gauck

The government of the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. It is headed by the queen. The Queen is Elizabeth II.




France is a Unitary semi-presidential republic with both a President and a Prime Minister who share power. The current President is Nicholas Sarkozy.

François HollandeNicolas Sarkozy

Brazil has a Federal Republic government which is very similar to the U.S.government with a multiple variety of political parties

Dilma Rousseff

 The  goverment of Venezuela is a fully democracy, numerous elections have been held, majority has prevail clean and fair

Hugo Chávez


Saudi Arabia is an Absolute Monarchy (a monarchy is ruled by a king or queen), with a strong religious clergy. Kings and queens are born into power.

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud