FACTBOX:Where are the world's remaining monarchies?
(Reuters) - Nepal's 239-year-old Shah dynasty became the latest monarchy to tumble on Wednesday, after its ruling Hindu royals were outmaneuvered by a decade-long Maoist insurgency and displaced by a mass pro-democracy movement.
Here is a list of some of the world's remaining monarchies and their royal heads of state:
RULING MONARCHIES:
- Bahrain, constitutional monarchy: King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.
- Brunei, constitutional sultanate: Sultan and Prime Minister Sir Hassanal Bolkiah.
- Jordan, constitutional monarchy: King Abdullah II.
- Kuwait, constitutional emirate: Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Sabah.
- Oman, monarchy: Sultan and Prime Minister Qaboos bin Said.
- Qatar, emirate: Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifah al-Thani.
- Saudi Arabia, monarchy: King and Prime Minister Abdullah.
- Swaziland, monarchy: King Mswati III rules Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy.
- United Arab Emirates, federation of emirates: President Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
OTHER MONARCHIES:
- Bhutan, constitutional monarchy: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who ceded most of his powers at March democratic elections ending the country's absolute monarchy.
- Belgium, federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy: King Albert II.
- Cambodia, multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy: King Norodom Sihamoni. Continued...




