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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
Afghanistan	25 m
Albania	Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by parliament
Algeria	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
American Samoa	Cabinet made up of 12 department directors
Andorra	Executive Council of nine ministers designated by the Head of Government
Angola	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Anguilla	Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly
Antigua and Barbuda	Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Argentina	Cabinet appointed by the president
Armenia	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
Aruba	Council of Ministers elected by the Staten
Australia	prime minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the governor general to serve as government ministers
Austria	Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor
Azerbaijan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
Bahrain	Cabinet appointed by the monarch
Bangladesh	Cabinet selected by the prime minister and appointed by the president
Barbados	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Belarus	Council of Ministers
Belgium	Council of Ministers are formally appointed by the monarch
Belize	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from the General Assembly
Benin	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Bermuda	Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor
Bhutan	Council of Ministers (Lhengye Zhungtshog) nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve fixed, five-year terms; the leader of the majority party is nominated as the prime minister
Bolivia	Cabinet appointed by the president
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman; approved by the state-level House of Representatives
Botswana	Cabinet appointed by the president
Brazil	Cabinet appointed by the president
British Indian Ocean Territory	NA
British Virgin Islands	Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly
Brunei	Council of Cabinet Ministers appointed and presided over by the monarch; deals with executive matters(members appointed by the monarch) that advises on religious matters, a Privy Council (members appointed by the monarch) that deals with constitutional matters, and the Council of Succession (members appointed by the monarch) that determines the succession to the throne if the need arises
Bulgaria	Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
Burkina Faso	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Burma	cabinet is appointed by the president and confirmed by the parliament
Burundi	Council of Ministers appointed by president
Cambodia	Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
Cameroon	Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister
Canada	Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament
Cape Verde	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Cayman Islands	The Cabinet (six members are appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier, selected from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly)
Central African Republic	Council of Ministers
Chad	Council of State; members are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Chile	Cabinet appointed by the president
China	State Council appointed by National People's Congress
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA
Colombia	Cabinet appointed by the president
Comoros	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Congo, Republic of the	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Cook Islands	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister; collectively responsible to Parliament
Costa Rica	Cabinet selected by the president
Cote d'Ivoire	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Croatia	Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the parliamentary assembly
Cuba	Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 28-member Council of State, elected by the assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
Cyprus	Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president
Czech Republic	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ministers of State appointed by the president
Denmark	Council of State appointed by the monarch
Djibouti	Council of Ministers responsible to the president
Dominica	Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Dominican Republic	Cabinet nominated by the president
East Timor	Council of Ministers
Ecuador	Cabinet appointed by the president
Egypt	in an early January 2013 cabinet reshuffle, 10 new ministers were sworn in
El Salvador	Council of Ministers selected by the president
Equatorial Guinea	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Eritrea	State Council the collective exercises executive authority; members appointed by the president
Estonia	Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament
Ethiopia	Council of Ministers ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives
European Union	European Commission (composed of 27 members, one from each member country; each commissioner responsible for one or more policy areas)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Executive Council; three members elected by the Legislative Council, two ex officio members (chief executive and the financial secretary), and the governor; the governor must obey the rulings of the Executive Council on domestic affairs
Faroe Islands	Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister
Federated States of Micronesia	Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the eight executive departments
Fiji	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament and responsible to Parliament
Finland	Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to parliament
France	Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister
French Polynesia	Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers
Gabon	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Georgia	Cabinet of Ministers
Germany	Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor
Ghana	Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament
Gibraltar	Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of the Parliament by the governor in consultation with the chief minister
Greece	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Greenland	Home Rule Government elected by the Parliament (Landsting) on the basis of the strength of parties
Grenada	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Guam	heads of executive departments; appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature
Guatemala	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Guernsey	Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
Guinea	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Guinea-Bissau	NA
Guyana	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature
Haiti	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Holy See (Vatican City)	Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City appointed by the pope
Honduras	Cabinet appointed by president
Hong Kong	Executive Council or ExCo consists of 15 official members and 16 non-official members
Hungary	Cabinet of Ministers prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; other ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed and relieved of their duties by the president
Iceland	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
India	Union Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Indonesia	Cabinet appointed by the president
Iran	Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the Supreme Leader has some control over appointments to the more sensitive ministries
Iraq	The Council of Ministers consists of the prime minister and cabinet ministers the prime minister proposes; approved by an absolute majority vote by the Council of Representatives
Ireland	Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the lower house of Parliament
Isle of Man	Council of Ministers
Israel	Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset
Italy	Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and nominated by the President of the Republic
Jamaica	Cabinet is appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Japan	Cabinet is appointed by the prime minister
Jersey	Cabinet (since December 2005)
Jordan	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch
Kazakhstan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Kenya	Cabinet appointed by the president
Kiribati	12 m
Kosovo	ministers; elected by the Kosovo Assembly
Kuwait	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister and approved by the amir; new cabinet formed in February 2012
Kyrgyzstan	Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president; ministers in charge of defense and security are appointed solely by the president
Laos	Ministers appointed by president, approved by National Assembly
Latvia	Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and appointed by Parliament
Lebanon	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and members of the National Assembly
Lesotho	Cabinet
Liberia	Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
Libya	new cabinet approved by the National Congress on 31 October 2012
Liechtenstein	Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch
Lithuania	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister and approval of the Parliament
Luxembourg	Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
Macau	Executive Council consists of 1 government secretary, 3 legislators, 4 businessmen, 1 pro-Beijing unionist, and 1 pro-Beijing educator
Madagascar	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
Malawi	36 m
Malaysia	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament with consent of the king
Maldives	Cabinet of Ministers is appointed by the president
Mali	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
Malta	Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Marshall Islands	Cabinet selected by the president from among the members of the legislature
Mauritania	Council of Ministers
Mauritius	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Mayotte	NA
Mexico	Cabinet appointed by the president
Moldova	Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament
Monaco	Council of Government under the authority of the monarch
Mongolia	Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)
Montenegro	Ministers act as cabinet
Montserrat	Executive Council consists of the governor, the premier, 3 other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary
Morocco	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister as well as Minister Delegates to each ministry appoined by the Palace
Mozambique	Cabinet
Namibia	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
Nauru	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of parliament
Nepal	cabinet was formed in August-September 2011 by a majority coalition made up of the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Democratic, Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Republic, Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Nepal, Terai-Madhes Democratic Party, and several smaller parties
Netherlands	Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
Netherlands Antilles	Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature)
New Caledonia	Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress
New Zealand	Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
Nicaragua	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Niger	26 m
Nigeria	Federal Executive Council
Niue	Cabinet consists of the premier and 3 ministers
Norfolk Island	Executive Council made up of 4 of the 9 members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator
North Korea	Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA
Northern Mariana Islands	the cabinet consists of the heads of the 10 principal departments under the executive branch who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; other members include special assistants to the governor and office heads appointed by and reporting directly to the governor
Norway	State Council appointed by the monarch with the approval of parliament
Oman	Cabinet appointed by the monarch
Pakistan	Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister
Palau	NA
Panama	Cabinet appointed by the president
Papua New Guinea	National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
Paraguay	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Peru	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Philippines	Cabinet appointed by the president with consent of Commission of Appointments
Pitcairn Islands	NA
Poland	Council of Ministers responsible to the prime minister and the Sejm; the prime minister proposes, the president appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers
Portugal	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Puerto Rico	Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the legislature
Qatar	Council of Ministers appointed by the amir
Republic of Macedonia	Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly
Romania	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
Russia	the "Government" is composed of the premier, his deputies, and ministers; all are appointed by the president, and the premier is also confirmed by the Duma
Rwanda	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Saint Barthelemy	Executive Council
Saint Helena	Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister
Saint Lucia	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Saint Martin	Executive Council
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Samoa	Cabinet consists of 12 members appointed by the chief of state on the prime minister's advice
San Marino	Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term
Sao Tome and Principe	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister
Saudi Arabia	Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch every four years and includes many royal family members
Senegal	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Serbia	Republican Ministries act as cabinet
Serbia and Montenegro	Republican Ministries act as cabinet
Seychelles	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Sierra Leone	Ministers of State appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president
Singapore	appointed by president, responsible to parliament
Slovakia	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Slovenia	Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
Solomon Islands	Cabinet consists of 20 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of parliament
Somalia	Cabinet appointed by the president approved by the National Parliament
South Africa	Cabinet appointed by the president
South Korea	State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation
South Sudan	National Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and approved by a resolution from the Legislative Assembly
Spain	Council of Ministers designated by the president
Sri Lanka	Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister
Sudan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president(formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF) dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet
Suriname	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
Swaziland	Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch
Sweden	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
Switzerland	Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) is elected by the Federal Assembly usually from among its members for a four-year term
Syria	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Taiwan	Executive Yuan - ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier
Tajikistan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly
Tanzania	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
Thailand	Council of Ministers
The Bahamas	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation
The Gambia	Cabinet appointed by the president
Togo	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Tokelau	the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet
Tonga	Cabinet is nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
Trinidad and Tobago	Cabinet appointed from among the members of Parliament
Tunisia	selected by the prime minister and approved by the Constituent Assembly
Turkey	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister
Turkmenistan	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
Turks and Caicos Islands	consists of the governor, the premier, six ministers appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly, and the attorney general
Tuvalu	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
Uganda	Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators
Ukraine	Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the president
United Arab Emirates	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
United Kingdom	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
United States	Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
Uruguay	Council of Ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval
Uzbekistan	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of both chambers of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)
Vanuatu	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament
Venezuela	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Vietnam	Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly
Virgin Islands	NA
Wallis and Futuna	Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly
Yemen	on 27 November 2011, Vice President HADI requested Interim Prime Minister Muhammad Salim BA SINDWAH to form a new government following the resignation of President SALIH on 24 November 2011
Zambia	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
Zimbabwe	Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly

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