List of current constitutional monarchies

State	Last constitution established	Type of monarchy	Monarch selected by
Andorra	1993	Co-Principality	Selection of Bishop of La Seu d'Urgell and election of French President
Antigua and Barbuda	1981	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Aruba	1986	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Australia	1901	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
The Bahamas	1973	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Bahrain	2002	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Barbados	1966	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Belgium	1831	Kingdom; popular monarchy^[1]	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Belize	1981	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Cambodia	1993	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Canada	1982	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Curaçao	1986	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Denmark	1953	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Grenada	1974	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Jamaica	1962	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Japan	1946	Empire	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Jordan	1952	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Kuwait	1961	Emirate	Hereditary succession directed approval of al-Sabah family and majority of National Assembly
Lesotho	1993	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed approval of College of Chiefs
Liechtenstein	1862	Principality	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Luxembourg	1868	Grand duchy	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Malaysia	1957	Elective monarchy	Selected from nine hereditary Sultans of the Malay states
Monaco	1911	Principality	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Morocco	1962	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Nepal	1991	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Netherlands	1815	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
New Zealand	1840	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Norway	1814	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Papua New Guinea	1975	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1983	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Saint Lucia	1979	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Sint Maarten	1986	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1979	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Solomon Islands	1978	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Spain	1978	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Sweden	1974	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Thailand	1933	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Tonga	1970	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Tuvalu	1978	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution
United Arab Emirates	1971	Elective monarchy	Chosen by Federal Supreme Council from rulers of Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom	1688	Kingdom	Hereditary succession directed by constitution