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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
AfghanistanAfghanistan	25 m
AlbaniaAlbania	Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by parliament
AlgeriaAlgeria	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
American SamoaAmerican Samoa	Cabinet made up of 12 department directors
AndorraAndorra	Executive Council of nine ministers designated by the Head of Government
AngolaAngola	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
AnguillaAnguilla	Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
ArgentinaArgentina	Cabinet appointed by the president
ArmeniaArmenia	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
ArubaAruba	Council of Ministers elected by the Staten
AustraliaAustralia	prime minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the governor general to serve as government ministers
AustriaAustria	Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
BahrainBahrain	Cabinet appointed by the monarch
BangladeshBangladesh	Cabinet selected by the prime minister and appointed by the president
BarbadosBarbados	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
BelarusBelarus	Council of Ministers
BelgiumBelgium	Council of Ministers are formally appointed by the monarch
BelizeBelize	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from the General Assembly
BeninBenin	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
BermudaBermuda	Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor
BhutanBhutan	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
BoliviaBolivia	Cabinet appointed by the president
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman; approved by the state-level House of Representatives
BotswanaBotswana	Cabinet appointed by the president
BrazilBrazil	Cabinet appointed by the president
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean	NA
British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly
BruneiBrunei	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
BulgariaBulgaria	Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
BurmaBurma	cabinet is appointed by the president and confirmed by the parliament
BurundiBurundi	Council of Ministers appointed by president
CambodiaCambodia	Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
CameroonCameroon	Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister
CanadaCanada	Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament
Cape VerdeCape Verde	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Cayman IslandsCayman 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 RepublicCentral Africa	Council of Ministers
ChadChad	Council of State; members are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
ChileChile	Cabinet appointed by the president
ChinaChina	State Council appointed by National People's Congress
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands	NA
ColombiaColombia	Cabinet appointed by the president
ComorosComoros	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Cook IslandsCook Islands	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister; collectively responsible to Parliament
Costa RicaCosta Rica	Cabinet selected by the president
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
CroatiaCroatia	Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the parliamentary assembly
CubaCuba	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
CyprusCyprus	Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president
Czech RepublicCzech Republic	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	Ministers of State appointed by the president
DenmarkDenmark	Council of State appointed by the monarch
DjiboutiDjibouti	Council of Ministers responsible to the president
DominicaDominica	Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	Cabinet nominated by the president
East TimorEast Timor	Council of Ministers
EcuadorEcuador	Cabinet appointed by the president
EgyptEgypt	in an early January 2013 cabinet reshuffle, 10 new ministers were sworn in
El SalvadorEl Salvador	Council of Ministers selected by the president
Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
EritreaEritrea	State Council the collective exercises executive authority; members appointed by the president
EstoniaEstonia	Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament
EthiopiaEthiopia	Council of Ministers ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives
European UnionEuropean 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)Falklands	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 IslandsFaroe Islands	Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the eight executive departments
FijiFiji	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament and responsible to Parliament
FinlandFinland	Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to parliament
FranceFrance	Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister
French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers
GabonGabon	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
GeorgiaGeorgia	Cabinet of Ministers
GermanyGermany	Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor
GhanaGhana	Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament
GibraltarGibraltar	Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of the Parliament by the governor in consultation with the chief minister
GreeceGreece	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
GreenlandGreenland	Home Rule Government elected by the Parliament (Landsting) on the basis of the strength of parties
GrenadaGrenada	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
GuamGuam	heads of executive departments; appointed by the governor with the consent of the Guam legislature
GuatemalaGuatemala	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
GuernseyGuernsey	Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
GuineaGuinea	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	NA
GuyanaGuyana	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature
HaitiHaiti	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City	Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City appointed by the pope
HondurasHonduras	Cabinet appointed by president
Hong KongHong Kong	Executive Council or ExCo consists of 15 official members and 16 non-official members
HungaryHungary	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
IcelandIceland	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
IndiaIndia	Union Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
IndonesiaIndonesia	Cabinet appointed by the president
IranIran	Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the Supreme Leader has some control over appointments to the more sensitive ministries
IraqIraq	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
IrelandIreland	Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the lower house of Parliament
Isle of ManIsle of Man	Council of Ministers
IsraelIsrael	Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset
ItalyItaly	Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and nominated by the President of the Republic
JamaicaJamaica	Cabinet is appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
JapanJapan	Cabinet is appointed by the prime minister
JerseyJersey	Cabinet (since December 2005)
JordanJordan	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch
KazakhstanKazakhstan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
KenyaKenya	Cabinet appointed by the president
KiribatiKiribati	12 m
KosovoKosovo	ministers; elected by the Kosovo Assembly
KuwaitKuwait	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister and approved by the amir; new cabinet formed in February 2012
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	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
LaosLaos	Ministers appointed by president, approved by National Assembly
LatviaLatvia	Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and appointed by Parliament
LebanonLebanon	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and members of the National Assembly
LesothoLesotho	Cabinet
LiberiaLiberia	Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
LibyaLibya	new cabinet approved by the National Congress on 31 October 2012
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch
LithuaniaLithuania	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister and approval of the Parliament
LuxembourgLuxembourg	Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
MacauMacau	Executive Council consists of 1 government secretary, 3 legislators, 4 businessmen, 1 pro-Beijing unionist, and 1 pro-Beijing educator
MadagascarMadagascar	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
MalawiMalawi	36 m
MalaysiaMalaysia	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament with consent of the king
MaldivesMaldives	Cabinet of Ministers is appointed by the president
MaliMali	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
MaltaMalta	Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	Cabinet selected by the president from among the members of the legislature
MauritaniaMauritania	Council of Ministers
MauritiusMauritius	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
MayotteMayotte	NA
MexicoMexico	Cabinet appointed by the president
MoldovaMoldova	Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament
MonacoMonaco	Council of Government under the authority of the monarch
MongoliaMongolia	Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)
MontenegroMontenegro	Ministers act as cabinet
MontserratMontserrat	Executive Council consists of the governor, the premier, 3 other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary
MoroccoMorocco	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister as well as Minister Delegates to each ministry appoined by the Palace
MozambiqueMozambique	Cabinet
NamibiaNamibia	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
NauruNauru	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of parliament
NepalNepal	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
NetherlandsNetherlands	Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature)
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress
New ZealandNew Zealand	Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
NicaraguaNicaragua	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
NigerNiger	26 m
NigeriaNigeria	Federal Executive Council
NiueNiue	Cabinet consists of the premier and 3 ministers
Norfolk IslandNorfolk 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 KoreaNorth Korea	Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA
Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	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
NorwayNorway	State Council appointed by the monarch with the approval of parliament
OmanOman	Cabinet appointed by the monarch
PakistanPakistan	Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister
PalauPalau	NA
PanamaPanama	Cabinet appointed by the president
Papua New GuineaPapua NG	National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
ParaguayParaguay	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
PeruPeru	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
PhilippinesPhilippines	Cabinet appointed by the president with consent of Commission of Appointments
Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn	NA
PolandPoland	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
PortugalPortugal	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the legislature
QatarQatar	Council of Ministers appointed by the amir
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly
RomaniaRomania	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
RussiaRussia	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
RwandaRwanda	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy	Executive Council
Saint HelenaSaint 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 CunhaSaint 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 NevisSt Kitts+	Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Saint MartinSaint Martin	Executive Council
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	NA
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
SamoaSamoa	Cabinet consists of 12 members appointed by the chief of state on the prime minister's advice
San MarinoSan Marino	Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term
Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch every four years and includes many royal family members
SenegalSenegal	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
SerbiaSerbia	Republican Ministries act as cabinet
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	Republican Ministries act as cabinet
SeychellesSeychelles	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	Ministers of State appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president
SingaporeSingapore	appointed by president, responsible to parliament
SlovakiaSlovakia	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
SloveniaSlovenia	Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	Cabinet consists of 20 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of parliament
SomaliaSomalia	Cabinet appointed by the president approved by the National Parliament
South AfricaSouth Africa	Cabinet appointed by the president
South KoreaSouth Korea	State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation
South SudanSouth Sudan	National Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and approved by a resolution from the Legislative Assembly
SpainSpain	Council of Ministers designated by the president
Sri LankaSri Lanka	Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister
SudanSudan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president(formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF) dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet
SurinameSuriname	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
SwazilandSwaziland	Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch
SwedenSweden	Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
SwitzerlandSwitzerland	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
SyriaSyria	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
TaiwanTaiwan	Executive Yuan - ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier
TajikistanTajikistan	Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly
TanzaniaTanzania	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
ThailandThailand	Council of Ministers
The BahamasThe Bahamas	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation
The GambiaThe Gambia	Cabinet appointed by the president
TogoTogo	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
TokelauTokelau	the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet
TongaTonga	Cabinet is nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	Cabinet appointed from among the members of Parliament
TunisiaTunisia	selected by the prime minister and approved by the Constituent Assembly
TurkeyTurkey	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	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
TuvaluTuvalu	Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
UgandaUganda	Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators
UkraineUkraine	Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the president
United Arab EmiratesUAE	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
United KingdomUnited Kingdom	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
United StatesUnited States	Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
UruguayUruguay	Council of Ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval
UzbekistanUzbekistan	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of both chambers of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)
VanuatuVanuatu	Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament
VenezuelaVenezuela	Council of Ministers appointed by the president
VietnamVietnam	Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	NA
Wallis and FutunaWallis+	Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly
YemenYemen	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
ZambiaZambia	Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
ZimbabweZimbabwe	Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly

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