Which Third-World Countries are Dictatorships and which are Democracies?

Which Third-World Countries are Dictatorships and which are Democracies?

Belarus

Belarus is a dictatorship in Eastern Europe run by the president, Alexander Lukashenko and the Prime Minister, Mikhail Myasnikovich. Along with the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR, Belarus is one of the founding members of the United Nations.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia which is dictated by the President, Islam Karimov and the Prime Minister, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Out of all the Post-Soviet States, the country has the highest number of political prisoners, as well as this, they also have a complete lack of freedom of speech and also widespread torture.

North Korea

North Korea is a dictatorship

in East Asia which is led by Kim Jong-Un, son of Kim Jong-Il, former dictator who died in 2011.

It is the world's most militairized country with 9,495,000 active, reserve and paramilitary personell

China

Tunisia

Iran

Tunisia is a country in the Middle East that is a democracy. The President is Moncef Marzouki and the Prime Minister is Mehdi Jomaa. A Revolution in 2011 caused the overthrow of then president Zine El Abidin Ben Ali which was followed by Tunisia's first free elections. So it is quite a new democracy.

China is a democratic country in East Asia run by the President Xi Jinping. It is also the most populous country in the with a population of over 1.35 billion people and it also has the second-largest economy after USA and also the second largest country by land area.

Iran is a dicatorship in Western Asia run by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. It is the 18th most populated country in the world with 77 million citizens and growing. It is also home to one of the oldest civilizations.

Libya

Libya is located in North Africa in the Maghreb Region and is a democracy led by Nouri Abusahmain after the death of Muammar Gadaffi in 2011 in the Civil War and Militairy Intervention that was led by NATO.

Saudi-Arabia

Bangladesh

Saudi-Arabia is located in the Middle East and is a dictatorship run by the King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The Kingdom was founded on September 23rd 1932.

Bangladesh is a country in South Asia which is a democracy which is run by Abdul Hamid, who is the country's president. It is the world's eighth most populated country.

Cuba

Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean which is dictated by Raúl Castro, the President. It is the largest island in the Caribbean and has over 11 million citizens. It ranks very high in metrics of health and education.

Laos

Laos is a land-locked country in South-East Asia which is a democracy and is run by the President, Choumally Sayasone and Prime Minister, Thongsing Thammavong. It is a member of the World Trade Organization and Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement.

Maldives

The Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean which is run by a dictator who's name is Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. In 1968, the country became a republic which was ruled by a president and an authoritarian government.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa and is a Democracy which is run by the president, Robert Mugabe.

He has been Head Of Government since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 and has been Head Of State since 1987.