List of communist and socialist states

This is a list of communist or socialist states.

List

Historical

	Flag	Map
Chita Republic (1905–1906)	N/A	N/A
Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)^{[Note 1]}	50x50px	100x100px
Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)^{[Note 2]}		103x103px
Persian Socialist Soviet Republic (1920–1921)	50px	N/A
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)^{[Note 3]} Kurdish People's Republic (1945–1946; puppet state)^[1] Azerbaijan People's Government (1945–1946; puppet state)^[1]
	File:Flag of the Republic of Mahabad.svg	113x113px
	50px	113x113px
Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992)	50px	100px
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)	50px	100px
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976)	50px	100px
Polish People's Republic (1947–1989)	File:Flag of Poland.svg	100px
Socialist Republic of Romania (1947–1989)	File:Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg	100px
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1990)	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	100px
German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)	50x50px	101x101px
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946–1992)
People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)		101x101px
Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)
People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)
People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987)
Republic of Seychelles (1979–1991)^{[Note 4]}		File:Seychelles on the globe (Africa centered).svg
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991)	50px	100px
Republic of Moldova (2001–2009)^{[Note 5]}		100px

Today

Including the countries governed by parties that are communist or socialist.

	Flag	Map	Ruling party	RP's basic ideology
People's Republic of China		100x100px	Chinese Communist Party 2,090 / 2,980	Maoism
Republic of Cuba		100x100px	Communist Party of Cuba 605 / 605	Castroism Guevarism
Republic of India			India is a socialist state^[2] but the ruling party is not socialist.
Lao People's Democratic Republic			Lao People's Revolutionary Party 158 / 164	Kaysone Phomvihane Thought
United Republic of Tanzania			Tanzania is a socialist state^[3] but the ruling party is not socialist.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea			Workers' Party of Korea 607 / 687	Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Portugese Republic^[4]		100x100px	Socialist Party 120 / 230	Social democracy
Socialist Republic of Vietnam	50x50px		Communist Party of Vietnam 485 / 499	Ho Chi Minh Thought
Republic of Nicaragua		100x100px	Sandinista National Liberation Front 75 / 90	Christian socialism
Arab Republic of Syria AANES	File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg	100x100px	Syrian Ba'ath Party 167 / 250	Arab socialism
Arab Republic of Syria AANES	50x50px		AANES is a libertarian socialist autonomous region. It was founded by Kurdish-leadership. The area does not have a single strong ruling party.
Plurinational State of Bolivia		100x100px	Movement for Socialism 21 / 36	Socialism of the 21st century Democratic socialism
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria	File:Flag of Algeria.svg	100x100px	National Liberation Front 62 / 144	Arab socialism
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	50x50px	100x100px	United Socialist Party of Venezuela 219 / 277	Socialism of the 21st century
Federal Republic of Germany	File:Flag of Germany.svg	100x100px	Social Democratic Party of Germany 206 / 736	Social democracy	4th
United Mexican States	File:Flag of Mexico.svg	100x100px	National Regeneration Movement 202 / 500	Socialism of the 21st century	15th

Ideologies

For Socialism: Revolutionary socialism, Libertarian socialism, Arab socialism, Social democracy, Socialism of the 21st century, Democratic socialism, Liberal socialism, Religious socialism, Market socialism, State socialism
For Communism: Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, Marxism–Leninism, Trotskyism, Maoism, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, Hoxhaism, Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path, People's Multiparty Democracy, Titoism, Ho Chi Minh Thought, Castroism, Guevarism, Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, Sankarism, Khrushchevism, Kadarism, Husakism, Kaysone Phomvihane Thought
- Anarcho-communism is a political philosophy and anarchist school of thought that supports communism.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Coene 2009, p. 136.
↑ Preamble, the Constitution of the Republic of India: "We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens".
↑ Article 3, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania: "The United Republic is a democratic, secular and socialist state which adheres to multi-party democracy".
↑ Preamble, the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic: "The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people's decision to defend national independence, guarantee citizens' fundamental rights, establish the basic principles of democracy, ensure the primacy of a democratic state based on the rule of law and open up a path towards a socialist society, with respect for the will of the Portuguese people and with a view to the construction of a country that is freer, more just and more fraternal".

Sources

Coene, Frederik (2009). The Caucasus - An Introduction. Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135203023. As a result, the People's Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kurdish People's Republic (the Republic of Mahabad), two short-lived Soviet puppet states, were set up late in 1945.

Notes

↑ It was ruled by the Marxist and social democratic political party of Social Democratic Party of Georgia.
↑ It was ruled by the Armenian nationalist and socialist political party of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF/Dashnaktsutyun).
↑ Including Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; Armenian, Azerbaijan, Byelorussian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republics
↑ From 1979 to 1991, Seychelles was ruled by the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as a one-party state. The Seychelles People's Progressive Front was a Communist and Marxist–Leninist party at the time.
↑ From 2001 to 2009, Moldova was ruled by the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.

[FOOTNOTECoene2009136-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Coene 2009, p. 136.

[7] Preamble, the Constitution of the Republic of India: "We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens".

[8] Article 3, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania: "The United Republic is a democratic, secular and socialist state which adheres to multi-party democracy".

[9] Preamble, the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic: "The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people's decision to defend national independence, guarantee citizens' fundamental rights, establish the basic principles of democracy, ensure the primacy of a democratic state based on the rule of law and open up a path towards a socialist society, with respect for the will of the Portuguese people and with a view to the construction of a country that is freer, more just and more fraternal".

[1] It was ruled by the Marxist and social democratic political party of Social Democratic Party of Georgia.

[2] It was ruled by the Armenian nationalist and socialist political party of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF/Dashnaktsutyun).

[3] Including Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; Armenian, Azerbaijan, Byelorussian, Estonian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republics

[5] From 1979 to 1991, Seychelles was ruled by the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as a one-party state. The Seychelles People's Progressive Front was a Communist and Marxist–Leninist party at the time.

[6] From 2001 to 2009, Moldova was ruled by the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.

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